He remained long enough, however, to do full justice to the supper and wines.

His handsome and agreeable young associate, Dr.Angler, a slight acquaintance with whom the reader has already, prolonged his stay to a later hour.
The Rev.Dr.Elliott was also, among the guests, displaying his fine social qualities and attracting about him the young and the old.
Everybody liked Dr.Elliott, he was so frank, so cordial, free and sympathetic, and, withal, so intelligent.

He did not bring the clergyman with him into a gay drawing-room, nor the ascetic to a feast.
He could talk with the banker about finance, with the merchant about trade, with the student or editor about science, literature and the current events of the day, and with young men and maidens about music and the lighter matters in which they happened to be interested.

And, moreover, he could enjoy a good supper and knew the flavor of good wine.

A man of such rare accomplishments came to be a general favorite, and so you encountered Mr.Elliott at nearly all the fashionable parties.
Mr.Ridley had met the reverend doctor twice, and had been much pleased with him.