" Mr. Wheeler agreed that she was—he always agreed with his wife, for it was the easiest thing to do. “But I hope she won’t disturb you, Zoë,” he said anxiously. Frances did not disturb her aunt. She was a quiet, gentle child and soon developed a taste for reading, which was a good thing for every one concerned. At ten years old she discovered Dickens, and, as there was a whole set of Dickens in the bookcase in the dining-room, the discovery kept her quieter than before . . . after that came Thackeray and Jane Austen, but Dickens was her first love. "

― D.E. Stevenson , Spring Magic