When the ice has melted--and it is thick at first--he pours forth all his ideas without reserve; and they are deep and noble.

Ever since Lord Dannisburgh's death and our sitting together, we have been warm friends--intimate, I would say, if it could be said of one so self-contained.

In that respect, no young man was ever comparable with him.

And I am encouraged to flatter myself that he unbends to me more than to others.' 'He is engaged, or partly, I hear; why does he not marry ?' 'I wish he would!' Diana said, with a most brilliant candour of aspect.
Emma read in it, that it would complete her happiness, possibly by fortifying her sense of security; and that seemed right.

Her own meditations, illumined by the beautiful face in her presence, referred to the security of Mr.Dacier.
'So, then, life is going smoothly,' said Emma.
'Yes, at a good pace and smoothly: not a torrent--Thames-like, "without o'erflowing full." It is not Lugano and the Salvatore.