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'I was glad that Julian had preserved his dignity, as, indeed, I knew he would, even with the ping-pong bats in his hand.'

'... for clergymen were, as Dora had pointed out, human beings, and might be supposed to share the weaknesses of normal men.'

'I was a little dismayed, as we often are when our offers of help are taken at their face value, and I set to work rather grimly.'

'He lifted the bottle, judged the amount left in it and refilled his own glass but not mine.'

'Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing.'

'Mr Napier is called Rockingham! How the bearer of such a name would hate sharing a bathroom!'

'I suppose an unmarried woman just over thirty, who lives alone and has no apparent ties, must expect to find herself involved or interested in other people's business'