He protested that, except Lady Catherine and her daughter, he had never seen a more elegant woman; for she had not only received him with the utmost civility, but even pointedly included him in her invitation for the next evening, although utterly unknown to her before.
Philips : a l’exception de lady Catherine et de sa fille, jamais il n’avait rencontré de femme plus distinguée. Non contente de l’avoir accueilli avec une parfaite bonne grâce, elle l’avait compris dans son invitation pour le lendemain, lui dont elle venait a peine de faire la connaissance.