But he had never yet been able to keep his family in the country during the entire year.

The girls, who as yet knew nothing of the Continent beyond Paris, had signified their willingness to be taken about Germany and Italy for twelve months, but had shown by every means in their power that they would mutiny against any intention on their father's part to keep them at Caversham during the London season.
Georgiana had just finished her strong-minded protest against the Melmottes, when her brother strolled into the room.

Dolly did not often show himself in Bruton Street.

He had rooms of his own, and could seldom even be induced to dine with his family.

His mother wrote to him notes without end,--notes every day, pressing invitations of all sorts upon him; would he come and dine; would he take them to the theatre; would he go to this ball; would he go to that evening-party?
These Dolly barely read, and never answered.