I pray thee, cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless As water in a sieve...

It's not two weeks yet, I reminded her, hoping that might somehow cheer her. … Tomorrow is two weeks, Ruth said in a distant voice, staring into the flames.

After the use of ice caps for some days it is well to provide cool bathing for the head, at least three times daily.

I daresay, Howard said, pacing, holding his bandaged hand in the palm of his good hand. I daresay … He wanted to say something about their early love. I daresay, he began for the third time. / Stop daresaying and start saying, Elenore said, impatient.