"He was a philosopher, and you are not even a student in that school."
"He was not a true man; and that I know by the lights he never knew."
"He told the time of day by the world's clock, Eleanor. You go by a private sun-dial of your own."
"The sun is right, Mr. Carlisle! He was a vile old maligner of human nature."
"Where did you learn to know him so well?" said Mr. Carlisle, amused.
"You may well ask. I used to study French sentences out of him; because they were in nice little detached bits; and when I came to understand him I judged him accordingly."
"By the sun. Few men will stand that, Eleanor. Give an instance."
"We are in the village."
"I see it."
"I told you I wanted to make a visit, Macintosh."