John Grey, the Worthy Man Mr Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.

It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
Nethercoats, June, 186--.
DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.

As to your home affairs they are not, to my thinking, quite so satisfactorily arranged.

But as I am a party interested in the latter my opinion may perhaps have an undue bias.

Touching the tour, I quite agree with you that you and Kate would have been uncomfortable alone.