Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.
envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.
You don’t know a woman until you have had a letter from her.
A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.
Everything comes to the man who won't wait.
You don't really know a woman until she writes you a letter.