"He is a man, and I hope to convince him I have at least a right to toleration.

That leaves only you.

The rest don't count.

They will come round by and by, you see." The little forceful gesture, with which he concluded, pleased Maud Barrington.

It was free from vanity, but conveyed an assurance that he knew his own value.
"No friendship that is lightly given is worth very much," she said.