A few foibles out of the question, such as her love of fine people, her affectation of being English, and other affectations too tedious to mention, Lady Clonbrony was really a good woman, had good principles, moral and religious, and, selfishness not immediately interfering, she was good-natured; and though her soul and attention were so completely absorbed in the duties of acquaintanceship that she did not know it, she really had affections--they were concentrated upon a few near relations.

She was extremely fond and extremely proud of her son.

Next to her son, she was fonder of her niece than of any other creature.

She had received Grace Nugent into her family when she was left an orphan, and deserted by some of her other relations.

She had bred her up, and had treated her with constant kindness.