His understanding and opinions all please me; he wants nothing but a little more liveliness, and _that_, if he marry _prudently_, his wife may teach him. I thought him very sly;--he hardly ever mentioned your name.
Son intelligence, ses gouts, ses idées, tout en lui me plaît. Pour etre parfait, il ne lui manque qu’un peu de gaieté ; mais sa femme, s’il fait un choix judicieux, pourra lui en donner.