"And I hope you noticed the happy choice of her expressions; she wants me to 'see' this cousin Edith, who, I am told, is a great beauty; but she has the honesty to change her word when she comes to me--Mrs. Lennox is to 'know' me. 
'And I hope you noticed the happy choice of words; she wants me to "see" Edith, who, I am told, is a great beauty; but she has the honesty to change her word to "know" when she comes to me. 