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"I think there is not another as handsome." "I agree with you, Lucy: you and I do often agree in opinion, in taste, I think; or at least in judgment." "Do we?" I said, somewhat doubtfully. "I believe if you had been a boy, Lucy, instead of a girl my mother's god-son instead of her god-daughter, we should have been good friends: our opinions would have melted into each other."
'It was her noble godmother, when the family resided at Castlemara, in the county of Roscommon, the Lady Carrick-o'-Gunniol, who conferred it, said O'Flaherty, grandly, 'upon her god-daughter, as who had a better right I say, who had a better right? and he smote his hand upon the table, and looked round inviting contradiction.
The scene was so beautiful, and the allusion so touching, and there seemed to her such a charm over her God-daughter Hermione; she was herself so glad, too, to feel sure that success had crowned her gift, that, altogether, her Fairy heart grew quite soft. "You may do as you like about observing Hermione further," cried she. "But, for my part, I am now satisfied.
"So you have your little god-daughter with you still?" she said to Mrs Fotheringham. "Ah, I recollect we met yesterday in the Dinham Road." Iris looked beseechingly at her, but she only nodded and smiled comfortably. "In the Dinham Road!" repeated Mrs Fotheringham, "what were you doing in the Dinham Road alone, Iris?"
It was impossible to tell whether she asked from affectionate remorse or gossiping interest, but she ended by inquiring whether her father's god-daughter were content with her position, or desired one if there were a vacancy in her own household, where she might get a good husband. Anne declined courteously and respectfully, and was forced to hint at an engagement which she could not divulge.
I shall be proud to receive M. Miret's daughters." "Besides these," pursued he, "another pupil offers, who will come daily to take lessons in English; and as she is rich, she will pay handsomely. I mean my god-daughter and ward, Justine Marie Sauveur." What is in a name? what in three words?
'What new piece of roguery, what fresh intrigue is this? Will you dare to tell me you had a proposal for Kate, for my own god-daughter, without even so much as telling me? 'My dear Miss Betty, be calm, be cool for one minute, and I'll tell you everything. 'Ay, when I've found it out, Mat!
Count Daniel, the eldest of the family, had married a Countess Gozzi, and a young and wealthy government official, who had married a god-daughter of the old countess, was there with his wife and his sister-in-law. I thought the supper very long. The same room had been given to me, and I was burning to see Lucie, whom I did not intend to treat any more like a child.
She writes to her god-daughter: "I believe it is the happiest time of any woman's life, who has affectionate feelings, and is blessed with healthy and well-disposed children.
Lady Lavander knew all about him; his father and mother were friends of hers, for whom she had a great regard, and for some time she had been intending to ask the little boy to spend the day at Merrybrow Hall, to be introduced to her god-daughter Griselda. So, of course, as Lady Lavander knew all about him, there could be no objection to his playing in Miss Grizzel's garden!
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