They've a perfect terror of fortune-hunters, it seems.

The poor girl's hardly ever spoken to a man--not to what _I_ should call a man! I'm surprised they allowed her to come here.

I heard her tell Sir Lyon last night at dinner that this was the first time she'd ever paid what she called a country visit.
Apparently Harrogate or Brighton is those awful old people's idea of a pleasant change.

Up to now Miss Helen's own idea of heaven seems to have been Strathpeffer." "How very strange!" But Blanche Farrow was not thinking of Helen Brabazon's possible idea of heaven as she uttered the three words.
Bubbles chuckled.

"I touched the old gentleman up a bit yesterday, didn't I, Blanche ?" This gave her aunt the opportunity for which she was seeking.