There was so much in Mr Palliser's position that was to be pitied, that Alice could not find it in her heart to be angry with him.
"He is provoked with us, now," said Jeffrey Palliser, standing with her for a moment in the billiard-room, as he handed her a candle.
"He is afraid that she will have caught cold." "Yes; and he thinks it wrong that she should remain out at night so long.

You can easily understand, Miss Vavasor, that he has not much sympathy for romance." "I dare say he is right," said Alice, not exactly knowing what to say, and not being able to forget what had been said about herself and Jeffrey Palliser when they first left the house.

"Romance usually means nonsense, I believe." "That is not Glencora's doctrine." "No; but she is younger than I am.

My feet are very cold, Mr Palliser, and I think I will go up to my room." "Good night," said Jeffrey, offering her his hand.

"I think it so hard that you should have incurred his displeasure." "It will not hurt me," said Alice, smiling.
"No;--but he does not forget." "Even that will not hurt me.