1 | The children instead of giving him pennies laughed at him. | |
2 | Nothing had ever suggested it before, but they now felt that there was no other way of accounting for such attentions from such a quarter than by supposing a partiality for their niece. | |
3 | This explains why some people's lives seem full of fortuitous circumstances, while others are riddled with regrets about roads not taken. | |
4 | Once she sees that you can indeed live without her, she may make another play for you, but it sounds like some of your trust issues were well founded. | |
5 | Unfortunately, this new Queen was quite jealous of her step-son and daughter, because the King loved them so much. |