At length Hilary said: "I think that reference to poor Henry is perfectly brutal." "And yet he was very kind to Henry.

And if it had not been for his common sense in sending poor little Ascott and the nurse down to Stowbury the baby might have died.

But you don't remember any thing of that time, my dear," said Johanna, sighing.
"He has been kind enough, though he has done it in such a patronizing way," observed Selina.

"I suppose that's the real reason of his doing it.

He thinks it fine to patronize us, and show kindness to our family; he, the stout, bullet-headed grocer's boy, who used to sit and stare at us all church time." "At you--you mean.