Her pride, he had discerned at a glance, shrank from obligation, and he was as alert to save her pride as he was to make a good bargain with Madame.
"It's a good thing.

It's good business.

Don't think I'm losing for a minute," he said as she rose to go, and she felt that some secret delicacy, the last feeling she would have attributed to him, was prompting his words.
"I can't tell you what a relief it is to talk to you," she said, holding out her hand while she hesitated between the desk and the door.

"I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am.

I haven't had any one to advise me since I left Richmond, and it is such a comfort" "Well, I'll give you the best advice in my power.