"I think she will make a fine girl—that is, with due attention," said his wife. She would have expressed her meaning more accurately if she had said, "I think she will make a fine impression—will attract admiration, if her manners are only cultivated."
"Would you like to have her remain with us permanently?"
"I rather think I should. I like her very well." This was uttered in a very calm tone.
"What school would you send her to if she should remain?"
"I would not send her to any school. She is old enough to go into society; and all that she needs is a little attention to her manners."
"She is only sixteen years old."
"She is quite tall, and will pass for eighteen at least. If we make a school-girl of her, she can't go into society for a year or more to come."
"It was a part of my plan to give her a thorough education."
"It is a part of my plan to have some one to go into society with me."
"I do not believe her parents will consent to part with her, except on condition that she shall spend several years in one of our best schools."