"An affectionate heart."
"Something to be desired above every thing else. And her next good quality?"
"Her father is worth a 'plum.'"
"I would dispense with that, were she less fond of show, and effect, and gay company."
"O, they are only the accompaniments of girlhood. As a woman and a wife, she will lay them all aside."
"I should certainly hope so, were I going to link my lot with hers."
"Why, I thought your mind was made up."
"Not positively. I must look on a little longer, and scan a little closer before I commit myself."
"Well, success to your marrying expedition. I belong yet to the free list."
In due time Mrs. Walshingham's splendid affair came off.