His niece viewed his manuvres and received his innuendoes with phlegm; apparently she did not above half comprehend to what aim they tended. When plainly charged with being the preferred of the baronet, she said she believed he did like her, and for her part she liked him. She had never thought a man of rank--the only son of a proud, fond mother, the only brother of doting sisters--could have so much goodness, and, on the whole, so much sense.

His niece received his innuendoes with composure, apparently not understanding them. When charged with being preferred by the baronet, she said she believed he did like her, and for her part she liked him. She had never thought a man of rank could have so much goodness, and, on the whole, so much sense.
