Really, I never liked Mr.Hamilton so much before; but then he had never shown himself so genial.

I saw Lady Betty the next morning, and asked her after Miss Hamilton, but I almost regretted my question when the naughty little thing treated me to one of her usual confidences: there was no inducing her to hold her tongue when she was in the humour for chatting.
'Oh, it was such fun!' she said, her eyes dancing with mischief.

'Etta was so cross when you were gone; she declared it was a conspiracy between us three, and that you only wanted Giles to walk home with you.

No, I did not mean to repeat that, so please don't look so angry.

Etta did not really think so, but she will say these things about people.