It is no fault of his own if he has not a commanding eye, for he studies hard to assume it.
His features are well formed, though perhaps the sharpness of his nose may give to his face in the eyes of some people an air of insignificance.

If so, it is greatly redeemed by his mouth and chin, of which he is justly proud.
Dr.Proudie may well be said to have been a fortunate man, for he was not born to wealth, and he is now Bishop of Barchester; nevertheless, he has his cares.

He has a large family, of whom the three eldest are daughters, now all grown up and fit for fashionable life;--and he has a wife.

It is not my intention to breathe a word against the character of Mrs.Proudie, but still I cannot think that with all her virtues she adds much to her husband's happiness.

The truth is that in matters domestic she rules supreme over her titular lord, and rules with a rod of iron.