The girl protests far too much; she has played on aunt's weaknesses, I fear.' 'But who is she ?' 'Oh, some one who lost her character long ago, and lives, I should say, on charitable people.

Just because I said that she must once have had a very nice face, aunt misrepresents me in this way--it's too bad.' 'Is she an educated person ?' Miss Barfoot was heard to ask.
'Not precisely well educated.' 'Of the lower classes, then ?' 'I don't like that term, you know.

Of the _poorer_ classes.' 'She never was a lady,' put in Miss Haven quietly but decidedly.
'Then I fear I can be of no use,' said the hostess, betraying some of her secret satisfaction in being able thus to avoid Mrs.Smallbrook's request.

Winifred, a pupil at Great Portland Street, was much liked by both her teachers; but the aunt, with her ceaseless philanthropy at other people's expense, could only be considered a bore.
'But surely you don't limit your humanity, Miss Barfoot, by the artificial divisions of society.' 'I think those divisions are anything but artificial,' replied the hostess good-humouredly.

'In the uneducated classes I have no interest whatever.