'Perhaps he spoke to her about it. At any rate, what he said of the
Seftons is quite sufficient to imply that there is no sanction to any
other correspondence.'

'That is true. Really, Lily, I believe you are the most likely person
to do some good with her, though I don't think you know what you are in
for. But Gillian does!'

'I believe it is very good for the children to have to exercise a
little forbearance. In spite of all our knocking about the world, our
family exclusiveness is pretty much what ours was in the old Beechcroft
days--'

'When Rotherwood and Robert Mohun were out only outsiders and the
Westons came on us like new revelations!'

'It is curious to look back on,' said Lady Merrifield. 'It seems to me
that the system, or no system, on which we were brought up was rather
passing away even then.'

'Specks we growed,' said Jane. 'What do you call the system?'

'Just that people thought it their own business to bring up their
children themselves, and let the actual technical teaching depend upon
opportunities, whereas now they get them taught, but let the bringing
up take it chance.'

'People lived with their children then--yes, I see what you mean, Lily.
Poor Eleanor, intending with all her might to be a mother to us,