"He would reprove you for speaking with exaggeration."
"He didn't. He never reproves and reproves, as girls' governesses do. He was reading, and he only smiled into his book, and said that if Miss Keeldar was no more than that, she was less than he took her to be; for I was but a dim-eyed, short-sighted little chap. I'm afraid I am a poor unfortunate, Miss Caroline Helstone. I am a cripple, you know."
"Never mind, Henry, you are a very nice little fellow; and if God has not given you health and strength, He has given you a good disposition and an excellent heart and brain."
"I shall be despised. I sometimes think both Shirley and you despise me."

Caroline laughed. "He would reprove you for exaggerating."
"He didn't. He only smiled, and said that if Miss Keeldar was no more than that, she was less than he took her to be; for I was but a short-sighted little chap. I'm afraid I am a poor cripple, Miss Helstone, you know."
"Never mind, Henry, you are a very nice little fellow; and God has given you a good disposition and an excellent heart and brain."
"I shall be despised. I sometimes think both Shirley and you despise me."
