Women are generally superficial,--but some are honestly superficial and some dishonestly.
Emily at any rate is honest." "Stop half a moment." Then they sauntered arm in arm down the broad pavement leading from Pall Mall to the Duke of York's column.

"I wish I could make out your father more clearly.

He is always civil to me, but he has a cold way of looking at me which makes me think I am not in his good books." "He is like that to everybody." "I never seem to get beyond the skin with him.

You must have heard him speak of me in my absence ?" "He never says very much about anybody." "But a word would let me know how the land lies.

You know me well enough to be aware that I am the last man to be curious as to what others think of me.