She would ask nothing but questions; it is true that of these she asked a quantity.

Her uncle had a great fund of answers, though her pressure sometimes came in forms that puzzled him.

She questioned him immensely about England, about the British constitution, the English character, the state of politics, the manners and customs of the royal family, the peculiarities of the aristocracy, the way of living and thinking of his neighbours; and in begging to be enlightened on these points she usually enquired whether they corresponded with the descriptions in the books.

The old man always looked at her a little with his fine dry smile while he smoothed down the shawl spread across his legs.
"The books ?" he once said; "well, I don't know much about the books.

You must ask Ralph about that.