'Were you comfortable together ?' 'We were very happy,' said my mother.

'Mr.Copperfield was only too good to me.' 'What, he spoilt you, I suppose ?' returned Miss Betsey.
'For being quite alone and dependent on myself in this rough world again, yes, I fear he did indeed,' sobbed my mother.
'Well! Don't cry!' said Miss Betsey.

'You were not equally matched, child--if any two people can be equally matched--and so I asked the question.

You were an orphan, weren't you ?' 'Yes.' 'And a governess ?' 'I was nursery-governess in a family where Mr.Copperfield came to visit.

Mr.Copperfield was very kind to me, and took a great deal of notice of me, and paid me a good deal of attention, and at last proposed to me.