"I'm afraid you wouldn't enjoy it much." "But you haven't introduced me to any of your friends yet," she protested.

"I should like to meet them." "I'm not so sure of that," said Jeff.
She looked up at him for a moment.

"Don't you think that's rather a mistake ?" she said.
"Why ?" said Jeff.
With something of an effort she explained.

"To take it for granted that I shall look down on them.

I don't want to look down on them, Jeff." "It isn't that," said Jeff curtly.