"Miss Stackpole tells me it's my bounden duty, and that it's hers, in general, to see I do mine!" "She has a great sense of duty," said Isabel gravely.

"She has indeed, and it's the motive of everything she says.

That's what I like her for.
She thinks it's unworthy of you to keep so many things to yourself.
That's what she wanted to express.

If you thought she was trying to--to attract you, you were very wrong." "It's true it was an odd way, but I did think she was trying to attract me.

Forgive my depravity." "You're very conceited.