A woman can only vow that she will love but she cannot so undertake to respect. The two feelings should, no doubt, go together, but they are not the same; and, in many cases, affection will remain when respect has utterly departed.Narrator
Why should a man be always thinking of his money;—money which he does not want to spend? The only use of money is for spending.Mr. George Vavasor
Men are so selfish, they don't think what a maximum of pleasure they lose by their want of thought in this respect.Kate Vavasor
The Blackwater runs through them, and the scenery on the banks of the river is very beautiful. There is the ruin of an old castle, and a comfortable modern dwelling-house, half villa and half farmhouse;Narrator
One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.Narrator
There is no happiness then like that which lovers enjoy!Narrator
When once a man is in a groove, he must go on to the end.Narrator
Her present life was altogether unfitted for her, and yet she did not see how she could change it.Narrator
I cannot think that any man can receive aid from another without lowering himself and his position.Mr. George Vavasor
I should never have been happy without him, but I have often wondered since that for a woman to be married hardly can be the happiest lot.Mrs. Greenow