"Who could stand such tyranny as that?
And surely it's much better to find out before than after.

I hate masterful men, Sybil.

I am quite sure I could never have been happy with him." The girl's young step-mother looked across at the pretty, mutinous face and sighed.
"It wasn't a nice way of telling him so, I'm afraid, dear," she said.
"Your father is very vexed." "But it was beautifully conclusive, wasn't it ?" laughed Hilary.

"As to the poor old pater, he won't keep it up for ever, bless his simple heart, that did want its daughter to be a viscountess.

So while the fit lasts I propose to judiciously absent my erring self.