He is so thoroughly well educated, so thoroughly well conducted, so good-looking, so warm-hearted, so advantageously situated in all his circumstances.

Of course he will go into Parliament, and then any course is open to him.

The property is, I believe, wholly unembarrassed, and there are no younger brothers.
You may say that the place is his own already, for old Sir Thomas is almost nobody.

I do wish you joy, my own dearest, dearest Clara!" After which burst of maternal eloquence, the countess pressed her lips to those of her child, and gave her a mother's warmest kiss.
Clara was conscious that she was thoroughly dissatisfied with her mother, but she could not exactly say why it was so.

She did return her mother's kiss, but she did it coldly, and with lips that were not eager.
"I'm glad you think that I have done right, mamma." "Right, my love! Of course I think that you have done right: only I give you no credit, dearest; none in the least; for how could you help loving one so lovable in every way as dear Herbert ?" "Credit! no, there is no credit," she said, not choosing to share her mother's pleasantry.
"But there is this credit.