...he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days.
Though it might have its momentary alarms, paternity is not an exciting vocation.
Experience is never limited, and it is never complete
I always want to know the things one shouldn't do." "So as to do them?" asked her aunt. "So as to choose." said Isabel
Women never dine alone. When they dine alone they don't dine.
People can be in general pretty well trusted, of course--with the clock of their freedom ticking as loud as it seems to do here--to keep an eye on the fleeting hour.