"You're always joking," said she, smiling as innocently as she could. "Joke away, Mr. George; there's nobody to defend ME." And George Osborne, as she walked away--and Amelia looked reprovingly at him--felt some little manly compunction for having inflicted any unnecessary unkindness upon this helpless creature. "My dearest Amelia," said he, "you are too good--too kind. You don't know the world. I do. And your little friend Miss Sharp must learn her station."
"Don't you think Jos will--"

"You're always joking," said she, smiling as innocently as she could. "Joke away, Mr. George; there's nobody to defend me." As she walked away, George felt some little manly compunction for being unkind to this helpless creature.
"My dearest Amelia," said he, "You don't know the world. I do. Your little friend must learn her station."
"Do you think Jos will-"
