And so nothing loth to comfort a sick lady and perhaps not sorry in her heartto be freed now and again from the dreary spouting of the Reverend BartholomewIrons... » 

And so nothing loth to comfort a sick lady and perhaps not sorry in her heartto be freed now and again from the dreary spouting of the Reverend BartholomewIrons and the serious toadies who gathered round the footstool of the pompousCountess her mamma Lady Jane became a pretty constant visitor to Miss Crawleyaccompanied her in her drives and solaced many of her evenings. Excerpt fromChapter 1 «