I wish him almost any harm.

I even wish he had never gone to the penitentiary" Mrs.Prency burst out laughing.

The young woman saw the blunder she had committed, and continued, quickly,-- "I mean that I wish he had never got out again.

The idea of a fellow like that coming back to this town and talking and working on people's sympathies in such a way as to carry intelligent people right off their feet! Here you and father have been talking about him at the table almost every day for a long time!" "Well, daughter, you seemed interested in everything we said, and thought he might do a great deal of good if he were sincere and remained true to his professions." "Great deal of good?
Yes; but, of course, I supposed he'd do it among his own set of people.

I had no idea that he was going to invade the upper classes of society and make a guy out of the very young man that--" Then Eleanor burst into tears.
"My dear child," said the mother, "you are making altogether too much of very little.