They love each other well, and are willing to befriend all who have claims of kindred.

For the rest, they live much secluded from the world, and think that the times are sadly changed for the worse since the days when they were young." "And what think they of me ?" asked Kate, with natural girlish self consciousness.
Petronella repeated her arch glance.
"To me they say that thou art a wilful maid who needest watching and stern guarding.

They shake their heads at such loose marriage, and tell me to take warning and not fall into like folly and sin through overmuch love of my own way.

But I heard them talking together of thee when they forgot that I was by; and then there was something different in their words, and I could scarce forbear to smile." "What said they then ?" asked Kate eagerly.
"My Lady Humbert, she said that Lord Andover was a good man and stanch, and that all spoke well of his son.

They added that if thou wouldst one day be Countess of Andover, they would gladly think that thou wouldst worthily fill that place.