Her mind was well stored and cultivated, and she was beginning to use her mental treasures in a way that interested you, and made you listen with pleased attention when she spoke on even common-place subjects.

Her manners had in them a grace and dignity that was very attractive.

As she advanced towards health her deportment took on an easy, confiding air, as if she looked upon me as a true friend.

Her smile, whenever I appeared, broke over her gentle face like a gleam of sunshine.
Mrs.Montgomery's manner towards me was distinguished by the same frankness that marked her daughter's deportment.

The stately air that struck me in the beginning I no longer observed.