Mr.Gurney was evidently embarrassed at the prospect of a lord and a duchess under his roof.

Leaning on the arm of Mrs.Fry, the duchess was formally introduced to us individually.

Mrs.Mott conversed with the distinguished guests with the same fluency and composure as with her own countrywomen.

However anxious the English people were as to what they should say and do, the Americans were all quite at their ease.
As Lord Morpeth had some interesting letters from the island of Jamaica to read to us, we formed a circle on the lawn to listen.

England had just paid one hundred millions of dollars to emancipate the slaves, and we were all interested in hearing the result of the experiment.