That was the Avonlea type of well-bred little girl.
A well-bred girl naturally displayed modesty when faced with effusive praise.
A well-bred girl," continued Miss Marple, warming to her subject, "is always very particular to wear the right clothes for the right occasion.
'Life is no longer easy for a well-bred girl,' she exclaimed, determined to lay it on thick to please him.
"Generally, a gentleman understands his duty to a well-bred young girl, but it might be useful to wear your gown with the pearl-embroidered bodice."
Liz wished the best for all her children and encouraged Snapper to pursue a nice, well-bred girl like Chris.
Most of the well-bred girls he knew were coarse as cows beside her.
"Someone like Viynain Breechbranch, with his selective shop, would be far more appropriate for a well-bred girl than this hurlyburly place."
I mean, however hot the day was, a well-bred girl would never turn up at a point- to-point in a silk flowered frock.
As a matter of fact, very few well-bred English girls do commit that sort of indiscretion.