But while from the words of his child every kindly feeling rose up in the young man's favour, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton did not feel the less painfully that Emmeline had indeed spoken rightly: hopelessness was her lot.
— from The Mother's Recompense, Volume 2 A Sequel to Home Influence by Grace Aguilar

The whole family received us, including the young lady daughter, the niece, the well-mannered boys and their father openly proud of them, and the pleasant young English girl who was living in the family, according to a common custom, to perfect her French.
— from A Little Swiss Sojourn by William Dean Howells