It had, however, hinted at a courage sufficient to set at defiance conventions and the opinions of her friends, and at the capacity to make a costly sacrifice.
"You seem sure of that ?" "Well," said Grenfell, reflectively, "I think I am.

You see in one or two respects I'm like Miss Stirling." "You like Miss Stirling!" There was an indignant protest in Weston's voice which brought a twinkle into Grenfell's watery eyes.
"Just so," he said.

"When I know what I want the most, I set about getting it.

I guess that's sense--sense that's way beyond prudence.
What one wants is, in a general way, what one likes, which is a very different thing from what's good for one.

It's very seldom that one finds the latter nice.