Time is due to us, and the minutes are our gold slipping away
     Time and strength run to waste in retarding the inevitable
     To have no sympathy with the playful mind is not to have a mind
     Trick for killing time without hurting him
     Two wishes make a will
     Venerated by his followers, well hated by his enemies
     Want of courage is want of sense
     We shall not be rich—­nor poor
     Weak souls are much moved by having the pathos on their side
     Who ever loved that loved not at first sight? 
     Win you—­temperately, let us hope; by storm, if need be
     Work of extravagance upon perceptibly plain matter
     World voluntarily opens a path to those who step determinedly

DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS

By George Meredith

1897

CONTENTS

Book 1. 
I. Of diaries and Diarists touching the heroine
ii.  An Irish ball
III.  The interior of Mr. Redworth and the exterior of Mr. Sullivan
          smith
iv.  Containing hints of Diana’s experiences and of what they led to
V. Concerning the scrupulous gentleman who came too late
vi.  The couple
VII.  The crisis
viii.  In which is exhibited how A practical man and A divining woman
          learn to respect one another

Book 2. 
IX.  Shows how A position of delicacy for A lady and gentleman was
          met in simple fashion without hurt to either. 
X. The conflict of the night
xi.  Recounts the journey in A chariot, with A certain amount of
          dialogue, and A small incident on the road
XII.  Between Emma and Diana
XIII.  Touching the first days of her probation
xiv.  Giving glimpses of Diana under her cloud before the world and
          of her further apprenticeship
XV.  Introduces the Hon.  Percy Dacier
XVI.  Treats of A midnight bell, and of A scene of early morning
xvii.  The princess Egeria