In fact I'm sure I don't like it.

One can't say what it may lead to.

It would be better not to encourage her to dwell on it, Mrs.Dowson." "The one thing that's in my mind, sir," Dowie's respectfulness actually went to the length of hinting at firmness--"is that it's best not to _dis_courage her about anything just now.

It brought a bit of natural colour to her cheeks and it made her eat her breakfast--which she hasn't been able to do before.

They _must_ be fed, sir," with the seriousness of experience.