She suspected him of infidelity, with and without reason, morning, noon and night.

envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.

Absurdly improbable things are quite as liable to happen in real life as in weak literature.

As a rule the person found out in a betrayal of love holds, all the same, the superior position of the two. It is the betrayed one who is humiliated.

Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.

A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.

Everything comes to the man who won't wait.