I was present at a scene he once made because a large party drove over from a distant house and stayed to tea.

He said he could not entertain the county.

She dared ask no one to her house--she, who was so formed and fitted by nature to charm and attract, and enjoy social intercourse." His voice faltered.

"They stole her youth," he said.
"What do you want me to do ?" said John, though he was vaguely conscious that he understood for what the doctor was pleading.
He sat down by the fountain; and the doctor, resting a mended boot on the end of the bench, leant on his bony knee, and looked down wistfully at John's thoughtful face, broad brow, and bright, intent eyes.
"You are a very clever man, Mr.Crewys," he said humbly.

"A man of the world, successful, accomplished, and, I believe, honest"-- he spoke with a simplicity that disarmed offence--"or I should not have ventured as I have ventured.