I never have palpitation of the heart, never faint away, and am not at all fond of poetry.

I should make a sad heroine, I am such a matter-of-fact person." "So as you make a good wife," said Arthur, "no matter about being a heroine." "A planter's wife has little occasion for romance," said Mrs.Weston; "her duties are too many and too important.

She must care for the health and comfort of her family, and of her servants.

After all, a hundred servants are like so many children to look after." "Ellen would make an elegant heroine," said Alice.

"She was left an orphan when very young; had an exacting uncle and aunt; was the belle of the metropolis; had gay and gallant lovers; is an heiress--and has fallen in love with a man she never saw.