"Yes, but I don't suppose he has any more fondness for us now than he had when he was alive, ma'am. He never made the least push to engage our affections, you know, so he cannot really expect us to grieve for him." Chap. 1 Pg. 6

""Edward, pray - pray make at least a push to disabuse your mind of illusion!" begged Venetia earnestly. "You can't know me in the least, if that's what you think, and what a dreadful shock it will be to you when you discover that I do mean the odd things I say!" Chap. 1 Pg. 17

"Damerel, entering rudely on to the scene, instantly dominated it, and whether he was the villain or merely a minor character it was useless to deny that he had infused life into a dull play." Chap. 3 Pg. 38

"As for telling you about my life - why, there's only one...