"So I do. You think it desperate, but I don't."
"I know nothing; I can't tell what has happened. We must be prepared for surprises. But I can hardly imagine a greater surprise to me than that there should have seemed to be anything in Mirah's sentiments for you to found a romantic hope on." Deronda felt that he was too contemptuous.

"So I do. You think it desperate, but I don't."
"I can hardly imagine that there was anything in Mirah's sentiments for you to found a romantic hope on."
