"Don＇t pretend you don＇t enjoy it—you＇re very ungrateful. You＇ve not been so well occupied these many years."
"The way you take it＇s beautiful," said Osmond. "I ought to be grateful for that."
"Not too much so, however," Madame Merle answered. She talked with her usual smile, leaning back in her chair and looking round the room. "You＇ve made a very good impression, and I＇ve seen for myself that you＇ve received one. You＇ve not come to Mrs. Touchett＇s seven times to oblige me."
