She admires the book very much I should add.

Now, although I cannot by any means agree with that criticism of hers, I fancy the origin of it was some such feeling, as I have endeavoured to indicate in saying you are often critical when you should be simply objective.
"We had a pleasant journey home over the St.Gothard, and found our boy very well and happy at Hofwyl, and our bigger boy _ditto_ awaiting us here.

Polly is very well, and as you may imagine talks daily of Florence and our delightful trip, our closer acquaintance with you and yours being among the most delightful of our reminiscences.
"Yesterday Anthony dined with us, and as he had never seen Carlyle he was glad to go down with us to tea at Chelsea.

Carlyle had read and _agreed_ with the West Indian book, and the two got on very well together; both Carlyle and Mrs.Carlyle liking Anthony, and I suppose it was reciprocal, though I did not see him afterwards to hear what he thought.

He had to run away to catch his train.
"He told us of the sad news of Mrs.Browning's death.