I almost feel as if I had spoken in disparagement of her, but I meant no such thing, dear girl.

It would be hard to find a fault in her, since the childish love of admiration was subdued.

She is so solid and steady, as to be very valuable with the younger ones, and is fast growing so lovely, that I wish you could behold her.

I do not see any vanity, but there lies my dread, not of beauty--vanity, but that she will find temptation in the being everywhere liked and sought after.

As to Margaret, my precious companion and friend, you have heard enough of her to know her, and, as to telling you what she is like, I could as soon set about describing her papa.
When I thought of not being spared to them this time, it was happiness indeed to think of her at their head, fit to be his companion, with so much of his own talent as to be more up to conversation with him, than he could ever have found his stupid old Maggie.