Both these girls were called Eliza after your great-grandmother . I never saw Uncle George 's Eliza but once . He was a rich man and his daughter was much sought after , but she was no beauty , I promise you that , and proud and vain to the last degree . Her home was in a distant city and she never came to Wyther Grange . `` The other Eliza Laurance was a poor man 's daughter . She and I were of the same age and did not look unlike each other , although I was not so pretty by half . You can see by the portrait how beautiful she was , and it does her scant justice , for half her charm lay in her arch expression and her vivacious ways . She had her little faults , of course , and was rather over much given to romance and sentiment . This did not seem much of a defect to me then , Amy , for I was young and romantic too . Mother never cared much for Eliza , I think , but everyone else liked her . One winter Eliza came to Wyther Grange for a long visit . The Grange was a very lively place then , Amy . Eliza kept the old house ringing with merriment . We went out a great deal and she was always the belle of any festivity we attended . Yet she wore her honours easily ; all the flattery and homage she received did not turn her head . `` That winter we first met Willis Starr . He was a newcomer , and nobody knew much about him , but one or two of the best families took him up , and his own fascinations did the rest . He became what you would call the rage . He was considered very handsome , his manners were polished and easy , and people said he was rich . `` I do n't think , Amy , that I ever trusted Willis Starr .
But like all the rest , I was blinded XXXXX his charm .
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