"It would be death!"
"Nonsense!" said Claudia. "What is he going to do?"
"I don't know. I think he will go back to work."
"I never intended any harm."
"You never do."
"You mean I do it? Pray don't try to be desperate and romantic, Mr. Lane. It's not in your line."
"It's curious I can never get credit for deep feeling. I have spent a miserable month."
"So have I."
"Because I could not see the person I love best in the world."
"Ah! that wasn't my reason."