I would give up everything for you, Giulia" I smiled at him gently. "But you must understand. I should never want a man to give up anything for me. I should want him to feel in winning me he has won the whole world.

I would give up everything for you, Giulia" I smiled at him gently. "But you must understand. I should never want a man to give up anything for me. I should want him to feel in winning me he has won the whole world.

But this is a thing that I know--to live with fear is not to live at all. A man will die every moment he is afraid.

If you were a man, your ladyship, I would cordially horsewhip you for that remark.

If one has a purpose, life is bearable enough, do you not think so?

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.

She left me then, surrounded by my extravagantly simple finery and I sat for a long time, uncomfortable both with the person I had been and the person I was finally becoming. Caught between the two of them, I felt rather lonely, as one often does with a new acquaintance.