It will never be the same thing with him again." Harry hardly spoke to Mr.Saul the first time he met him, all of which Mr.Saul understood perfectly.
"Clavering," he said to Harry, a day or two after this, "I hope there is to be no difference between you and me." "Difference! I don't know what you mean by difference." "We were good friends, and I hope that we are to remain so.

No doubt you know what has taken place between me and your sister." "Oh, yes; I have been told, of course." "What I mean is, that I hope you are not going to quarrel with me on that account?
What I did, is it not what you would have done in my position--only you would have done it successfully ?" "I think a fellow should have some income, you know." "Can you say that you would have waited for income before you spoke of marriage ?" "I think it might have been better that you should have gone to my father." "It may be that that is the rule in such things, but if so, I do not know it.

Would she have liked that better ?" "Well; I can't say." You are engaged?
Did you go to the young lady's family first ?" "I can't say I did; but I think I had given them some ground to expect it.

I fancy they all knew what I was about.

But it's over now; and I don't know that we need say anything more about it." "Certainly not.