He is a most agreeable companion, and as vivacious as if he was only twenty.

He reminds me sometimes of my old friend Lady Dysart, whose juvenility of mind and manner always pleased as much as it surprised me.
Old people like these appear to forget, as they are forgotten by, time; and, like trees marked to be cut down, but which escape the memory of the marker, they continue to flourish though the lines traced for their destruction are visible.
The more I see of Count Waleski the more I am pleased with him.

He has an acute mind, great quickness of perception, and exceedingly good manners.

I always consider it a good sign of a young man to be partial to the society of the old, and I observe that Count Waleski evinces a preference for that of men old enough to be his father.

People are not generally aware of the advantages which agreeable manners confer, and the influence they exercise over society.