But she never could.

Nothing that she had to say seemed interesting or worth saying.

Betty, with her self-confidence and fluent tongue, was a constant source of admiration to Kitty.
"You will get on all right," she said, with another sigh; "but I was never meant to go where there are other people." "That is why you've got to go.

It is good for you; I heard Aunt Pike saying so to father.

She said you were growing up shy and _gauche_.
I don't know what _gauche_ means; do you ?" "No," said Kitty, colouring.