Helen will make any man a good wife, and whoever wins her will not be the poorer.
If the two can fix it between themselves, I shall cry _nunc dimittis_, but further than this, the deponent saith and doeth not." "I am sure they love each other," said Mrs.Pierce.
"Well," said Mr.Pierce, "I think if most parents would decide whom it was best for their child to marry, and see that the young people saw just enough of each other, before they saw too much of the world, they could accomplish their purpose, provided they otherwise kept their finger out of the pot of love.

There is a certain period in a man's life when he must love something feminine, even if she's as old as his grandmother.

There is a certain period in a girl's life when it is well-nigh impossible for her to say 'no' to a lover.

He really only loves the sex, and she really loves the love and not the lover; but it is just as well, for the delusion lasts quite as long as the more personal love that comes later.

And, being young, they need less breaking for double harness." Mrs.Pierce winced.