" There was silence for a few moments, for every one, including Maggie, was astonished at Tom's sudden manliness of tone.
If Tom had had a worse disposition, he would certainly have hated the little cherub Laura, but he was too kind-hearted a lad for that; there was too much in him of the fibre that turns to true manliness, and to protecting pity for the weak.
" His native warm-heartedness took a great deal of quenching, and it is a part of manliness for a husband to feel keenly the fact that an inexperienced girl has got into trouble by marrying him.
You may ask why, in the name of manliness, Mr.
Most foreign boyfriends believe that carrying a handbag of a girlfriend is basically the opposite of manliness.
