"She＇ll hardly fall a victim to more than one."
"Well, one＇s too many."
"Decidedly. That＇s a risk, and it has entered into my calculation. I think it＇s appreciable, but I think it＇s small, and I＇m prepared to take it."
Poor Mr. Touchett＇s acuteness had passed into perplexity, and his perplexity now passed into admiration. "Well, you have gone into it!" he repeated. "But I don＇t see what good you＇re to get of it."
Ralph leaned over his father＇s pillows and gently smoothed them; he was aware their talk had been unduly prolonged. "I shall get just the good I said a few moments ago I wished to put into Isabel＇s reach—that of having met the requirements of my imagination. But it＇s scandalous, the way I＇ve taken advantage of you!"