‘Oh, Walter, I think her so like them both.’
He did not get on very well with Cousin John; that did not surprise
me; Cousin John might seem dull to anyone who did not know him
well.
I took him to Joseph and Mathew, and the Elliots at the farm.
He was awkward with them all, and did not know what to say. They
shook hands with us, and wished us joy, but they were not hearty,
and as we turned away, I heard Elliot say to his wife:
‘I aye thought it would have been Mr. Hugo!’