I wasn't such a fool, nor so selfish, as to want him always to live for me.

I wanted him to marry; and if he had got engaged to your Rose, for instance ...

O Letitia! I always did so _hope_ that he and Rose would like each other." "We can't choose for our brothers," said Miss Letitia, "and, hard as it is, we must make up our minds to love those they bring to us.

Who knows what good influences may do for poor Lillie Ellis?
She never has had any yet.

Her family are extremely common sort of people, without any culture or breeding, and only her wonderful beauty brought them into notice; and they have always used that as a sort of stock in trade." "And John says, in this letter, that she reminds him of our mother," said Miss Grace; "and he thinks that naturally she was very much such a character.