"Stephen doesn't agree with him." "Well," said Mrs.Lansing, "I've often thought it's a pity George didn't marry somebody nice and sensible." "Would you apply that description to Sylvia ?" "Sylvia stands apart," Mrs.Lansing declared.

"She can do what nobody else would venture on, and yet you feel you must excuse her." "Have you any particular exploit of hers in your mind ?" "I was thinking of when she accepted Dick Marston.

I believe even Dick was astonished." "Sylvia knows how to make herself irresistible," said Ethel, strolling away a few moments later, somewhat troubled in mind.
She had cherished a half-tender regard for George, which, had it been reciprocated, might have changed to a deeper feeling.

The man was steadfast, chivalrous, honest, and she saw in him latent capabilities which few others suspected.

Still, his devotion to Sylvia had never been concealed, and Ethel had acquiesced in the situation, though she retained a strong interest in him.