Crawford, F. Marion: Fair Margaret. V1. 11 Dec 2012
 

Francis Marion Crawford (August 2, 1854 – April 9, 1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories.

'I am a realist,' said Mr. Edmund Lushington, as if that explained everything. 'We could hardly expect to agree,' he added.
It sounded very much as if he had said: 'As you are not a realist, my poor young lady, I can of course hardly expect you to know anything.