I love this house and everything in it: I shall love nothing there.

You know how uncomfortable I feel with her." "I can say nothing for her manner to you as a child; but it was the same with us all, or nearly so.

She never knew how to be pleasant to children.

But you are now of an age to be treated better; I think she is behaving better already; and when you are her only companion, you _must_ be important to her." "I can never be important to any one." "What is to prevent you ?" "Everything.

My situation, my foolishness and awkwardness." "As to your foolishness and awkwardness, my dear Fanny, believe me, you never have a shadow of either, but in using the words so improperly.
There is no reason in the world why you should not be important where you are known.