The example influenced her developing character in ways she recognised, and in others of which she remained quite unconscious.
'I think you couldn't do better,' Mrs.Carnaby replied to the last question; 'provided that----' She paused intentionally, with an air of soft solicitude, of bland wisdom.
'That's just what I wanted,' said Alma eagerly.

'Advise me--tell me just what you think.' 'You want to live alone, and to have done with all the silly conventionalities and proprieties--our old friend Mrs.Grundy, in fact.' 'That's it! You understand me perfectly, as you always do.' 'If it had been possible, we would have lived together.' 'Ah! how delightful! Don't speak of what can't be.' 'I was going to say,' pursued Sibyl thoughtfully, 'that you will meet with all sorts of little troubles and worries, which you have never had any experience of.

For one thing, you know'-- she leaned back, smiling, at ease--'people won't behave to you quite as you have been accustomed to expect.

Money is very important even to a man; but to a woman it means more than you can imagine.' 'Oh, but I shan't be living among the kind of people----' 'No, no.

Perhaps you don't quite understand me yet.