I do not believe that there was in that genteel Bohemia an intensive culture of chastity, but I do not remember so crude a promiscuity as seems to be practised in the present day.
What was the gallant grace of the Lynns, the languid elegance of Lord Ingram, —even the military distinction of Colonel Dent, contrasted with his look of native pith and genuine power?
He is just what a young man ought to be, said she, sensible, good humored, lively, and I never saw such happy manners, so much ease with such perfect good breeding.