Such a love is apt to grow up in the breasts of men who have descended from a long line of proprietary ancestors, and with all its materialism it has in it possibilities of great good.

The sturdy, unflinching patriotism of the English people springs from this source.

The thought, "That which I possess is the best," has beauty and use in it, though it leads men to treat other men, and, alas! women, as mere chattels.

All this was passing through my mind, and I forgot to answer Sir George's question.
"Have you ever seen a woman more beautiful than Doll ?" he again asked.
"I certainly have never seen one whose beauty may even be compared with Dorothy's," I answered.
"And she is young, too," continued Sir George; "she is not yet nineteen." "That is very young," I answered, not knowing what else to say.
"And she will be rich some day.

Very rich.