CHAPTER II. THE PATH OF PHILANTHROPY 

Mrs. Cecil Grainger may safely have been called a Personality, and one of the proofs of this was that she haunted people who had never seen her. Honora might have looked at her, it is true, on the memorable night of the dinner with Mrs. Holt and Trixton Brent; but--for sufficiently obvious reasons--refrained. It would be an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Grainger became an obsession with our heroine; yet it cannot be denied that, since Honora's arrival at Quicksands, this lady had, in increasing degrees, been the subject of her speculations. The threads of Mrs. Grainger's influence were so ramified, indeed, as to be found in Mrs. Dallam, who declared she was the rudest woman in New York and yet had copied her brougham; in Mr. Cuthbert and Trixton Brent; in Mrs. Kame; in Mrs. Holt, who proclaimed her a tower of strength in charities; and lastly in Mr. Grainger himself, who, although he did not spend much time in his wife's company, had for her an admiration that amounted to awe. 

Elizabeth Grainger, who was at once modern and tenaciously conservative, might have been likened to some of the Roman matrons of the aristocracy in the last years of the Republic. Her family, the Pendletons, had traditions: so, for that matter, had the Graingers. But Senator Pendleton, antique homo virtute et fide, had been a Roman of the old school who would have preferred exile after the battle of Philippi; and who, could he have foreseen modern New York and modern finance, would have been more content to die when he did. He had lived in Washington Square. His daughter inherited his executive ability, many of his prejudices (as they would now be called), and his habit of regarding favourable impressions with profound suspicion. She had never known the necessity of making friends: hers she had inherited, and for some reason specially decreed, they were better than those of less fortunate people. 
Who was modern and tenacious?
What was the name of her family?
Who could safely be called a Personality?
Who did she haunt?
Who was said to be the rudest woman in New York?
Who was antique homo virtute et fide?
Was he from the new school?
What was he?
Where did he live?
Did he have a daughter?
What did she inherit from him?
And what else?
Anything else?
Who said Mrs. Grainger was a tower of strength in charities?
Who had awe for her?
Who was like some of he Roman matrons?
Who would've liked exile after the battle of Philippi?
Who was with Honora at the dinner?
What was an exaggeration?
Who arrived at Qucksands?
Elizabeth Grainger
Elizabeth Grainger, who was at once modern and tenaciously
Pendletons
Her family, the Pendletons, 
Mrs. Cecil Grainger
Mrs. Cecil Grainger may safely have been called a Personality,
people who had never seen her
 she haunted people who had never seen her
Mrs. Grainger
The threads of Mrs. Grainger's influence were so ramified, indeed, as to be found in Mrs. Dallam, who declared she was the rudest woman in New York
Senator Pendleton
Senator Pendleton, antique homo virtute et fide,
no
But Senator Pendleton, antique homo virtute et fide, had been a Roman of the old school
a Roman of the old school
Senator Pendleton, antique homo virtute et fide, had been a Roman of the old school 
Washington Square
He had lived in Washington Square
yes
His daughter 
his executive ability
 His daughter inherited his executive ability, many of his prejudices (as they would now be called), and his habit of regarding favourable impressions with profound suspicion. 
many of his prejudices
His daughter inherited his executive ability, many of his prejudices
and his habit of regarding favourable impressions with profound suspicion
His daughter inherited his executive ability, many of his prejudices (as they would now be called), and his habit of regarding favourable impressions with profound suspicion.
Mrs. Holt
in Mrs. Holt, who proclaimed her a tower of strength in charities
Mr. Grainger
 and lastly in Mr. Grainger himself, who, although he did not spend much time in his wife's company, had for her an admiration that amounted to awe. 
Elizabeth Grainger
Elizabeth Grainger, who was at once modern and tenaciously conservative, might have been likened to some of the Roman matrons
Senator Pendleton
But Senator Pendleton, antique homo virtute et fide, had been a Roman of the old school who would have preferred exile after the battle of Philippi;
Mrs. Holt and Trixton Brent
Honora might have looked at her, it is true, on the memorable night of the dinner with Mrs. Holt and Trixton Brent;
to say that Mrs. Grainger became an obsession with our heroine
It would be an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Grainger became an obsession with our heroine;
Honora
 since Honora's arrival at Quicksands, 