But familiarity of that kind's not becoming.

Your father never would have married me if I had allowed familiarity of that kind." "You must blame me; it was all my fault," said Tite, handing Mattie to a chair, and advancing toward Mrs.Chapman.
"You have been away a long time, haven't you," said the lady, receiving his hand in a cold and formal manner.

"You are very much changed--the effect of the sea-air on the complexion, I suppose?
We shall be very glad to see you at any time, Mr.Toodleburg.It was so late we didn't expect visitors, and were not prepared for them.

You said you had not seen your aged parents ?" "Not yet," replied Tite, "but I shall proceed there soon." "It was very kind of you," resumed the lady, "to pay us this compliment.
How very anxious they must be to see you." "And I am equally anxious to see them," he replied; "but I could not pass without seeing you--just for a few minutes." Then turning to Mattie, he exchanged kisses with her, kissed her good-night, to the great distress of her mother, who was compelled to look on.

He also promised to call early in the morning, spend most of the day, and give an account of his voyage.
A minute more and he was seated in a wagon beside Bright, and proceeding over the road toward Hanz's little house.
When he was gone, and the Chapmans had retired to their room, "Ma," said Mattie, her face coloring with feeling, "it was very unkind, even cruel of you to treat the young gentleman so coldly." "Done to balance the familiarity, my daughter--the familiarity! Needed something to balance that," interrupted the lady, bowing her head formally.