They were refined and intelligent on all subjects, and though rather conservative on some points, were not aggressive in pressing their opinions on others.

Their hospitality was charming and generous, their homes the beau ideal of comfort and order, the cuisine faultless, while peace reigned over all.

The quiet, gentle manner and the soft tones in speaking, and the mysterious quiet in these well-ordered homes were like the atmosphere one finds in a modern convent, where the ordinary duties of the day seem to be accomplished by some magical influence.
Before leaving London we spent a delightful day in June at the home of Samuel Gurney, surrounded by a fine park with six hundred deer roaming about--always a beautiful feature in the English landscape.

As the Duchess of Sutherland and Lord Morpeth had expressed a wish to Mrs.Fry to meet some of the leading American abolitionists, it was arranged that they should call at her brother's residence on this occasion.

Soon after we arrived, the Duchess, with her brother and Mrs.Fry, in her state carriage with six horses and outriders, drove up to the door.