She suspected him of infidelity, with and without reason, morning, noon and night.
It's always something to get one's wish, even if the wish is a failure.
You don't really know a woman until she writes you a letter.
Absurdly improbable things are quite as liable to happen in real life as in weak literature.
A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.
She could carry off anything; and some people said that she did.