Godfrey made no reply, and avoided looking at Nancy very markedly; for though these complimentary personalities were held to be in excellent taste in old-fashioned Raveloe society, reverent love has a politeness of its own which it teaches to men otherwise of small schooling.

戈德弗雷没有回答，还刻意避开了南希的目光；在守旧的拉维洛社交圈，这类当面奉承虽被认为十分得体，但心怀敬意的爱自有一种礼貌，连平日少受教养的人也能从中学会。