They have their tendencies, which are decidedly liberal.

There has never been a Tory Palliser known, you know.

But they are too clever to give themselves up to anything in which they can do nothing.

Being women they live a depressed life, devoting themselves to literature, fine arts, social economy, and the abstract sciences.

They write wonderful letters; but I believe their correspondence lists are quite full, so that you have no chance at present of getting on either of them." "I haven't the slightest pretension to ask for such an honour." "Oh! if you mean because you don't know them, that has nothing to do with it." "But I have no claim either private or public." "That has nothing to do with it either.