But her virtue was without a blemish--some said from pride, some said from coldness.

Her wit was keen and court-like--lively, yet subdued; for her French high breeding was very different from the lethargic and taciturn imperturbability of the English.

All silent people can seem conventionally elegant.

A groom married a rich lady; he dreaded the ridicule of the guests whom his new rank assembled at his table--an Oxford clergyman gave him this piece of advice, "Wear a black coat and hold your tongue!" The groom took the hint, and is always considered one of the most gentlemanlike fellows in the county.

Conversation is the touchstone of the true delicacy and subtle grace which make the ideal of the moral mannerism of a court.