“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.”

“Maurice hated cricket. It demanded a snickety neatness he could not supply.”

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

“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 and Alec still roam the greenwood.”

“A slow nature such as Maurice's appears insensitive, for it needs time even to feel.”