But they are not the best sort.

They are common city people, who even drop their h's, but who play at being lords on the Continent.
Of course I have learned already to tell a 'gentleman' from a 'snob.'" Wilhelm smiled at the self-conscious importance with which she spoke.
His eyes wandered over her beautiful hair, to the tender curve of her slender neck and beautiful shoulders, while she, feeling perfectly secure again, settled herself comfortably.

Her seat was a projecting piece of stone, which had been converted by a soft covering of moss into a delightful resting-place.

An overhanging bush shaded it pleasantly.

In front lay a corner of the castle; across a smooth piece of turf and through a wide gap in the wall they caught a view of the mountains, as if painted by some artist's brush--a perfect composition which would have put the crowning touch to his fame.