Mrs. Littlewood.
Isn’t it strange how people in this world seem to go out of their way to make themselves unhappy!
Mrs. Wharton.
I’ve talked it over with Sylvia. Religion means so much to her. She wouldn’t have minded if John had come back blind and crippled, she’d have devoted her life to him without a murmur.
Dr. Macfarlane.
People always think they could put up with the faults we haven’t got. Somehow or other it’s always those we have that stick in their throats.
Mrs. Wharton.
Oh, Doctor, don’t say sarcastic things. You don’t know how deeply Sylvia is suffering. But it’s a matter of conscience. And I do see that one can’t ask anyone to compromise with his soul.
Dr. Macfarlane.
I have an idea our souls are like our manners, all the better when we don’t think too much about them.