“I love him, and he loves me. And being together makes even the little things better.”

“She is, Althea thought uneasily, what I pretend to be: a woman who does not let her sex deter her from living as she pleases.”

“Let us agree that we are marrying so we can go on quarreling in the greatest comfort and convenience. Oh, please, Althea, look at me. Do say yes.”

“I love you, Altheayou are so beautiful, murmured the young man into my ear.Well, I was willing enough. I looked up at him from under my eyelashes. I love you too, I confessed. I averted my gaze and...”