John Oliver Hobbes

“ And her blue eyes looked black.
"I said," repeated Jane, without flinching, "I am afraid I must see Mr. Mauden whether it is proper or improper. He is a very old friend."
"Oh!" said her ladyship—"oh! I remember now who he is. The farmer person who is going to be a schoolmaster. See the good creature, by all means!"
The Countess was always most triumphant when she was most defeated.
As Jane ran downstairs to the drawing-room [3] she lost a little of her colour, but when she opened the door, and saw De Boys actually standing on the hearthrug [4] , she grew quite white. ”

“ At the same time, religion is rather an intimate subject; I mean, it covers everything or anything. If you begin a conversation on religion there is no saying how it will end. It would entirely depend on the view you happened to take. For this reason, it is not a subject for a young girl to discuss with strange men; nor, in fact, with any man except her husband—or some clergyman of whom he approved."
"A girl must say something," said Jane, whose meekness had its limit ”

“ It will soon go that way. They want ever so many more things than I do! But you will be rich, too, when you are a Professor and write learned books. Or, if you are not exactly rich, you will be famous— which is much better. ”

“ She has a fine figure, but she jaws [8] too much. No one can get a word in, when she takes up an argument. I cannot bear these blue-stockings myself. Fielding's Amelia [9] , in my mind, the highest type of woman! ”