‘By the way, that’s a very fetching night-cap, my dear.’ ‘Do you think so, indeed?’ replied her ladyship coyly. ‘I had it from Radcliffe’s in Harrogate. Yes, I am quite determined. I think it will be a very good thing for Eustacia to get away from here after what has happened.’ Her husband nodded...
Canon Whittaker was at home and he stayed to talk with his daughter’s visitor for a little while before going to his study. Once the ladies were alone, Mrs Trimmer said rather diffidently, ‘I was wondering, Emily, what you were intending to wear for our outing to Gainsboro...
On the morning after their visit to the theatre, when they sat at table, Mrs Machin said, ‘My mind is positively buzzing with ideas for my novel. Will you excuse me, my dear, if I disappear into the book-room to work? There is so much that I must write down whilst it is fresh in my mind.’ ‘Of cou...
She had had a very testing time at her friend’s house. During the visit, her emotions had veered wildly between distress at Mrs Jacklyn’s illness – from which she had really not been expected to recover – to thankfulness as the lady’s condition had most unexpectedly improved, to irritation, as sh...