"She's a lady I've a high opinion of; in fact, I'm a little afraid of her.

Though I'm nearly as old as she is, she makes me feel callow.

It's a sensation that's new to me." "And you're a man of experience, aren't you ?" "I suppose I was rather a favorite at home," Edgar owned with humorous modesty.

"For all that, I don't feel myself quite up to Miss Grant's standard." "I didn't notice any assumption of superiority on her part." "Oh, no," said Edgar.

"She doesn't require to assume it; the superiority's obvious; that's the trouble.