I have heard calumny of her, but never from her.

Then, of course, Meadowsweet was quite a gentleman." "My dear friend! A draper a gentleman ?" "I grant the anomaly is not common," said the Rector.

"But in Meadowsweet's case I make a correct statement.

He was a perfect gentleman after the type of some of those who are mentioned in the Sacred Writings.

He was honest, courteous, self-forgetful.