“A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.”
“She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.”
“A friend indeed is supportive, patient, understanding, sympathetic, caring and loving.”
“How sympathetic you look, Anne…as sympathetic as only seventeen can look.”
“A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.”
“He was experimenting with being ardently sympathetic with everybody he met. He thought that might make the world a slightly more pleasant place to live in. He called Billy's mother 'dear' He was experimenting with calling everybody dear.”