What an admirable mind she has! I never knew any one acquire with so little effort.

Of course, she has long ago left me behind in everything.

The only use I can be to her is to help her in gaining knowledge of the world--not to be learnt entirely out of books, we know." "What is your system with her ?" "You see that I have one," said Mrs.Lessingham, gratified, and rustling her plumage a little as a lady does when she is about to speak in confidence of something that pleases her.

"Of course, I very soon understood that the ordinary _surveillance_ and restrictions and moral theories were of little use in her case.

(I may speak with you quite freely, I am sure.) I'm afraid the results would have been very sad if Cecily had grown up in Lancashire." "I doubt whether she would have grown up at all." "Indeed, it seemed doubtful.