...been a trifle better than ours. Six hours a day at Latin and Greek are better than six hours a day at worsted-work and embroidery ; and time is better...profession, within the domain of which they at least know something — and it is much to know something, though, like Walter Scott's companion in the stage...

...better than ours. Six hours a day at Latin and Greek are better than six hours a day at worsted work and embroidery ; and time is better spent in acquiring...in strumming Hook's lessons on a bad pianoforte." Her views of women in general are well expressed in the following words from the same work of fiction....