The children instead of giving him pennies laughed at him.

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.

This explains why some people's lives seem full of fortuitous circumstances, while others are riddled with regrets about roads not taken.

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.

Unfortunately, this new Queen was quite jealous of her step-son and daughter, because the King loved them so much.