The industrious labourer could previously nourish a hope of bettering his condition by obtaining a small holding.

They nourished a hope that Miss.

But Myra now nourished a hope, a secret throbbing hope... the first ray of a new and more confident morning.

She entertained, she amused Charlotte, and the latter still nourished a hope in secret to see her married to Edward after all.

And during those long four years she nourished a hope of finding favour in his eyes and ultimately becoming his wife, counsellor, and guide.