The monotonous routine of her convent education has not so frozen her heart that she is incapable of loving; her uncultivated mind will spontaneously develope itself when it comes in contact with the world.

She will not fail, ere long, to discover the inferiority of her husband.

The more her education has been neglected, the greater is her chance of remaining womanly, that is to say, intelligent, tender, and charming.

In truth, the harmony of their household is less likely to be disturbed at Rome than it would be at Paris or Vienna.
Yes, the huge extinguisher which Heaven holds suspended over the city of Rome, stifles even the subtle spark of passion.

If Vesuvius were here, it would have been cold for the last forty years.