I am sure it is training Ethel, or making her train herself, as we could never have done without it.

But here, come in and see old Mrs.Robins.A visit from you will cheer her up." Flora was glad of the interruption, the conversation was uncomfortable to her.

She almost fancied her papa was moralising for their good, but that he carried it too far, for wealthy people assuredly had it in their power to do great things, and might work as hard themselves; besides, it was finer in them, there was so much eclat in their stooping to charity.
But her knowledge of his character would not allow her to think for a moment that he could say aught but from the bottom of his heart--no, it was one of his one-sided views that led him into paradox.

"It was just like papa," and so there was no need to attend to it.

It was one of his enthusiasms, he was so very fond of Ethel, probably because of her likeness to himself.