"She is a kinswoman any of us may be proud of owning." And going a step nearer to her, he began explaining her father's wishes in the shortest words at his command.
They were all kind--all honestly anxious to do their duty in aiding the atonement of old Jonathan.

Their faces, their voices, their gestures, revealed an almost painful effort to make her appear at ease.

Yet in spite of their irreproachable intentions, each one of them was perfectly aware that the visit was very far from being a success.

They admired her sincerely, but with the exception of Gay, who was bothered by few moral prejudices, they were one and all nervously constrained in manner.

To Mr.Chamberlayne she represented merely an attractive object of charity; to Kesiah she appeared as an encroaching member of the inferior order; to Mrs.Gay she embodied the tragic disillusionment of her life.