Shetookitinwithherpresentoddmixtureofthereceptiveandthederisive。\"Arrangedwhat?\"
\"Oh,askHER!\"
\"IwouldifIcouldfindher!\"Afterwhich,foramoment,myinterlocutressagainconsidered。\"ButIthoughtitwasjustyourcontentionthatSHEdoesn’tshine。Ifit’sLadyJohn’sperfectrepairthatputsthatsortofthingoutofthequestion,yourimage,itseemstome,breaksdown。\"
Itdidalittle,Isaw,butIgaveitatiltup。\"Notatall。It’sacaseofshiningasBrissendenshines。\"IwonderedifImightgofurther——thenriskedit。\"Bysacrifice。\"
IperceivedatoncethatIneedn’tfear:herconsciencewastoogood——shewasonlyamused。\"Sacrifice,formercy’ssake,ofwhat?\"