He does his driving, when he is here, with the carriage-horses that we keep for Sophie--a dull old pair of brutes.

He disapproves very much of Tom and Jerry; but you see it would never do to have two such wise heads in one family." "It would destroy the balance of power in the neighborhood." "Decidedly; as it is, we are a first-class power, owing to Sophie's cleverness and Richard's prudence; my prodigality is just needed to keep us from overrunning the county and proclaiming an empire at the next town meeting.

How do you like Sophie, Miss d'Estree?
I know you haven't seen much of her--but what you have?
Isn't she clever, and isn't she a pretty woman to be nearly thirty-five ?" I was feeling very grateful for my invitation, and so I said a great deal of my admiration for his sister.
"Everybody likes her," he said, complacently.

"I don't know a more popular person anywhere.

She is the life of the neighborhood; people come to her for everything, if they want to get a new door-mat for the school-house, or if they want a new man nominated for the legislature.