Never let the estate decrease in your hands.
It is only by such resolutions as that that English noblemen and English gentlemen can preserve their country.

I cannot bear to see property changing hands." "Well, I suppose it's a good thing to have land in the market sometimes, so that the millionaires may know what to do with their money." "God forbid that yours should be there!" And the widow made a little mental prayer that her son's acres might be protected from the millionaires and other Philistines.
"Why, yes: I don't exactly want to see a Jew tailor investing his earnings at Lufton," said the lord.
"Heaven forbid!" said the widow.

All this, as I have said, was very nice.

It was manifest to her ladyship, from his lordship's way of talking, that no vital injury had as yet been done: he had no cares on his mind, and spoke freely about the property: but nevertheless there were clouds even now, at this period of bliss, which somewhat obscured the brilliancy of Lady Lufton's sky.

Why was Ludovic so slow in that affair of Griselda Grantly?
why so often in these latter winter days did he saunter over to the parsonage?
And then that terrible visit to Gatherum Castle! What actually did happen at Gatherum Castle, she never knew.