Among the Sisters, Sister K---- was the unpopular one.

I myself must honestly confess that she was a woman ill-suited to company less worthy than herself.

She had an upright virtuous character but she was narrow (a rare fault in a Russian), superstitious, dogmatically religious, and entirely without tact.

She quite honestly thought us a poor lot and would say to me: "I hope, Mr.
Durward, you don't judge Russia by the specimens you find here," and was, of course, always overheard.

She was a strict moralist, but was also generous with all the warmth of Russian generosity in money matters.