He almost ceased trifling, and even his cronies came to believe that he was really in love.

They saw signs of intense and genuine feeling, and they mistook its nature.

Mrs.
Ferret expressed her sympathy for him--the poor man really loved Kate, and she believed that Kate had a right to marry anybody she pleased.

She did not know what warrant there was in Scripcherr for a brother's exercising any authority.

She thought Mrs.Plausaby ought to have brought up her son to have more respect for her authority, and to hold Scripcherral views.