Never since their first union had she been so demonstrative either of love or admiration.

"Oh, Plantagenet," she said, "if I can only do anything I will slave for you." As he put his arm round her waist he already felt the pleasantness of her altered way to him.

She had never worshipped him yet, and therefore her worship when it did come had all the delight to him which it ordinarily has to the newly married hero.
"Stop a moment, Cora.

I do not know how it may be yet.

But this I know, that if without cowardice I could avoid this task, I would certainly avoid it." "Oh no! And there would be cowardice; of course there would," said the Duchess, not much caring what might be the bonds which bound him to the task so long as he should certainly feel himself to be bound.
"He has told me that he thinks it my duty to make the attempt." "Who is he ?" "Mr.Gresham.