“Henry, for heaven's sake! You can't propose when I'm fainting!”

“I told you she had an inconsequent mind. That's putting it much too mildly. When it comes to anything like evidence, she hasn't really got a mind at all - she just dives into a sort of lumber-room and brings out odds and ends.”

“Her name is Maud Silver. Louisa says she has solved many difficult cases besides being an extremely expert knitter.”

“She was a little bit of a thing with a light untidy fluff of hair and a nose which went pink in moments of emotion. It was pink now and it quivered. She dabbed aimlessly at her hair and three of the remaining pins fell out. William stooped to pick them up, and wished he hadn't. He said he thought he would go to bed, and went.”

“The poor bloke must have been besotted. Now me, I'm just in love.”

“You rich people are all the same. You couldn't care less about the other half of the world. They can all starve to death for all you care!”

“Are you a Communist, Dora?”