“Beautiful conventions received them--while beyond the barrier Maurice wandered, the wrong words on his lips, the wrong desires in his heart, and his arms full of air.”

“Maurice was scandalized, horrified. He was shocked to the bottom of his suburban soul....”

“He educated Maurice, or rather his spirit educated Maurice's spirit, for they themselves became equal. Neither thought "Am I led; am I leading?" Love had caught him out of triviality and Maurice out of bewilderment in order that two imperfect souls might touch perfection.”

“Then she lay on her back and gazed at the cloudless sky. Mr. Beebe, whose opinion of her rose daily, whispered to his niece that that was the proper way to behave if any little thing went wrong.”

“It never bored them to hear words, words; they breathed them with the cool night air.”

“While her lips talked culture, her heart was planning to invite him to tea”

“He questioned Maurice, who, when he grasped the point, was understood to reply that deeds are more important than words.”