John Oliver Hobbes

“ You are always making unnecessary discoveries," replied his sister. " You know my plans with regard to Felicia. Wiche will certainly speak to her either to-day or to-morrow."
Van Huyster is a far more desirable match; he is not only richer, but more tractable," said Sir Ventry. " If he were to speak first——"
"As you say," murmured her ladyship, "he is enormously rich."
"Precisely: that is my point. And he goes everywhere." "But then Wiche is such a power in politics," said Lady Twacorbie; " think what good we could do by our influence over him!" ”

“ You see I drove Harold to the station"— (Lord Twacorbie had gone to town for a few days) —"He was so sorry to leave us." She glanced at Van Huyster and Felicia who passed the window. "We are so anxious about Felicia," she said; "young girls are so flighty—is it reasonable to suppose that they are competent to select the right sort of man? Ah, if women would only choose their husbands as carefully as they do their bonnets [9] , how much brighter life would be!" ”

“ Notes ↑ A room in a house where visitors may be entertained. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing_room↑ imitative↑ Describing clothing as generic and common implies a lack of originality↑ Unnatural: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grotesque↑ Fake↑ Seeing no mystery in life↑ A simple-minded person. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primitive↑ Embroidering: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embroidery↑ A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin. Popular in Victorian women's fashion. ”