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Usage examples of carleton.

My Uncle Oliver is a Carleton, and Papa's elder brother—though only three years older!

Neither of Miss Wychwood's youthful guests, both reared from birth in the strictest canons of propriety, returned any answer to this speech, but they exchanged speaking glances, and young Mr Elmore demanded of Miss Carleton, in an undervoice, what the deuce Stonehenge had to say to anything?

Miss Farlow you are both acquainted with, but I must make you known to Miss Carleton, whom I don't think you have met.

She is a Carleton: an orphan, living, since her mother's death, with one of her aunts.

As for Mr Oliver Carleton, between you, you and Lucilla have inspired me with a strong desire to meet him!

She was inspecting some linen when Limbury came upstairs to inform her that a Mr Carleton had called, and was awaiting her in the drawing-room.

Little though you may think it, Mr Carleton, there is a worse tyranny than that of ill-treatment.

As for 'bursting in', I am glad you did, for I wish to make Mr Carleton known to you—Lucilla's uncle, you know!

She glared through starting tears at Mr Carleton, and added, with a gasp at her own temerity: "

She turned her head, to direct a look of bland enquiry at Mr Carleton, and said: "Tell me, sir, has Lucilla no aunts or cousins, on your side of the family, with whom it would be quite unexceptionable for her to reside?

Her manner, which was slightly chilly, did not encourage him to linger, but he was apparently impervious to hints, and, after exchanging nods with Mr Carleton, with whom he was already acquainted, turned to address himself to Lucilla, which he did to such good purpose that she told Miss Wychwood, on the drive to Camden Place, that he was the most delightful and amusing man she had ever met.

But since you seem to be so much concerned with my welfare let me assure you that my acquaintance with Mr Carleton is unattended by any danger either to my reputation or to my virtue!

Considerably shaken, she turned away, for there could be no mistaking the glow in his hard eyes: Mr Carleton, that noted profligate, had conceived a strange, unaccountable fancy for a maiden lady, of advanced years, who was no straw damsel, but a lady of the first consideration, and of unquestioned virtue.

I don't know where you picked her up, or why you're sponsoring her, but if she's a Carleton I should say that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and you'll have no difficulty in buckling her to an eligible gentleman!

When Annis told me that she was a Carleton, and the ward of her uncle, it did cross my mind that you might be the uncle, but it didn't seem to me to be possible!