To wind up all:--You have shown temper today, Sophronia.
Sophronia, having lost both father and mother, has no one to give her away.'
Now, Sophronia, only half a dozen words more. We know one another perfectly.
He has answered, 'Not exactly.' Whether Sophronia was adopted by his mother?
Thus he begins after a long silence, when Sophronia flashes fiercely, and turns upon him.
Here I split my discourse (give me your arm, Sophronia), into three heads, to make it shorter and plainer.
'You are now cool enough, Sophronia, to see that you can't be injured without my being equally injured; and that therefore the mere word is not to the purpose.
'Our friends, Alfred and Sophronia,' pursues Veneering the veiled prophet: 'our friends Alfred and Sophronia, you will be glad to hear, my dear fellows, are going to be married.
He has mentioned to Twemlow how he said to Mrs Veneering, 'Anastatia, this must be a match.' He has mentioned to Twemlow how he regards Sophronia Akershem (the mature young lady) in the light of a sister, and Alfred Lammle (the mature young gentleman) in the light of a brother.