"I'll go myself." "We can both go, Billie, if you are so bent," replied the girl in a conciliatory voice.
"Well, come on, then.

What are you standing there for ?" When these two had departed, Wrinkles said: "Lordie! What's wrong with Billie ?" "He's been discussing art with some pot-boiler," said Grief, speaking as if this was the final condition of human misery.
"No, sir," said Pennoyer.

"It's something connected with the now celebrated violets." Out in the corridor Florinda said, "What--what makes you so ugly, Billie ?" "Why, I am not ugly, am I ?" "Yes, you are--ugly as anything." Probably he saw a grievance in her eyes, for he said, "Well, I don't want to be ugly." His tone seemed tender.

The halls were intensely dark, and the girl placed her hand on his arm.

As they rounded a turn in the stairs a straying lock of her hair brushed against his temple.