It mattered not whether the woman he loved reasoned correctly or incorrectly.

Love was above reason.

If it just happened that she did not fully appreciate his necessity for a career, that did not make her a bit less lovable.

She was all lovable, and what she thought had nothing to do with her lovableness.
"What's that ?" he replied to a question from Olney that broke in upon his train of thought.
"I was saying that I hoped you wouldn't be fool enough to tackle Latin." "But Latin is more than culture," Ruth broke in.

"It is equipment." "Well, are you going to tackle it ?" Olney persisted.
Martin was sore beset.