Lord William: How is the dear old vicar?
Ann: Very well.
Mrs. Martineau: And Mrs. Sidebotham?
Ann: She prefers it to be pronounced Sidebotham.
Mrs. Martineau: And being very properly called Amy, she spells it Aimee.
Lady Emily: She still believes in the aristocracy. So lucky.
Molyneux: Faith is the substance of things hoped for.
Ann: Do you think she is as complicated as that?
Lady Emily: She asked me after William, saying, “Your dear brother will have his little joke.”
Lord William: Couldn’t you explain to her, Ann, that my jokes are large and monumental, and world-famous?