"If I am ever," said Mrs. V.,—not scolding, but in a sort of monotonous remonstrance—"in spirits, if i am ever cheerful, if I am ever more than usually disposed to be talkative and comfortable, this is the way I am treated"—Chap. vii.
Those lips within Sim's reach from day to day, and yet so far off—Chap. iv.
"Chester," said Mr. Haredale after a short silence, during which he had eyed his smiling face from time to time intently, "you have the head and heart of an evil spirit in all matters of deception"—Chap. xii.