I quite think that among themselves they talk of 'the dear devil.' And yet 'dear' is really quite a nice word, if only people like that hadn't spoiled it." "You shouldn't let people spoil things for you in that way.

That is one of your greatest faults, Christopher; whenever you have seen a funny side to anything you never see any other.

You have too much humour and too little tenderness; that's what's the matter with you." "Permit me to tender you a sincere vote of thanks for your exhaustive and gratuitous spiritual diagnosis.

To cure my faults is my duty--to discover them, your delight." "Well, I'm right; and you'll find it out some day, although you make fun of me now." "I say, how will Mrs.Herbert fit in Tremaine's religious views--or rather absence of religious views--with her code of the next world's etiquette ?" asked Christopher, wisely changing the subject.
"Oh! she'll simply decline to see them.

Although, as I told you, she is driven about entirely by her conscience, it is a well-harnessed conscience and always wears blinkers.