Let us keep the question straight before us.

We need make no show of consideration for one another.

I have shown none toward your family." "But I assure you our only desire is to arrange everything in a friendly spirit." "No doubt.

But when I am bent on doing a certain thing which you are equally bent on preventing, no very friendly spirit is possible except one of us surrender unconditionally." "Hear me a moment, Mr.Conolly.I have no doubt I shall be able to convince you that this romantic project of my sister's is out of the question.

Your ambition--if I may say so without offence--very naturally leads you to think otherwise; but the prompting of self-interest is not our safest guide in this life." "It is the only guide I recognize.