"I am afraid I can't."
"She said she saw so many things to envy in me, that she could scarcely believe I wanted to be at all like her."
"It was a very civil speech," said Barold ironically. "I scarcely thought Lady Theobald had trained her so well."
"She meant it," said Octavia. "You mayn't believe it, but she did. I know when people mean things, and when they don't."
"I wish I did," said Barold.
Octavia turned her attention to her fan.
"Well, I am waiting," she said.
"Waiting?" he repeated.
"To be told of my faults."
"But I scarcely see of what importance my opinion can be."