“P.S.2. I have put in a new pen. And I love you because you aren't pompous like Dr. Carter . . . and I love you because you haven't got sticky-out ears like Johnny. And . . . the very best reason of all . . . I love you for just being Gilbert!”

“Do you know, Gilbert, there are times when I strongly suspect that I love you!”

“Love you! Girl, you're in the very core of my heart. I hold you there like a jewel. Didn't I promise you I'd never tell you a lie? Love you! I love you with all there is of me to love. Heart, soul, brain. Every fibre of body and spirit thrilling to the sweetness of you. There's nobody in the world for me but you, Valancy.”

“Gilbert, I'm afraid I'm scandalously in love with you.”

“People laugh at me because I use big words. But if you have big ideas, you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?”

“Gilbert, I'm afraid I'm scandalously in love with you. You don't think it's irreverent, do you? But then, you're not a minister.”

“Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”