We country-folks about here are pretty lively, and are always delighted to see our circle increased; and now that we have met at last, we will conspire amiably together to make every one around us feel happy." Dame Marion, however, at once hastened to weaken any pleasant impression which these words might have produced.
"Karpathy naturally makes a mystery of his wife's whereabouts.

The sly rogue would hide her away, so that nobody may catch a glance of her but himself"-- (_i.e._ the old fool is afraid to show her, and with good reason).
"Oh, my husband is most kind and obliging," Fanny hastened to object; "but I must own to feeling a sort of hesitation--I might even call it fear--at the prospect of appearing in such lofty circles.

I was brought up among quite simple folks, and I feel exceedingly obliged to your ladyships for giving me so much encouragement." "Naturally, naturally!" returned Dame Marion.

"It is most natural, and could not very well be otherwise.

A young wife is in the most difficult position conceivable when she first makes her entry into the great world; especially when, from the nature of the case, she is obliged to do without what is most necessary for her, what should be her surest support--a mother's advice, a mother's guidance.