I behaved to him like a gentleman, as we phrase it, and obtained once an encouraging nod from the margravine.

She leaned to me to say, that they were accustomed to think themselves lucky if no learned talk came on between the Professor and his pupil.

The truth was, that his residence in Sarkeld was an honour to the prince, and his acceptance of the tutorship a signal condescension, accounted for by his appreciation of the princess's intelligence.

He was a man distinguished even in Germany for scholarship, rather notorious for his political and social opinions too.

The margravine, with infinite humour in her countenance, informed me that he wished to fit the princess for the dignity of a Doctor of Laws.
'It says much for her that he has not spoilt her manners; her health, you know, he succeeded in almost totally destroying, and he is at it again.