found/sets my hopes

finds/sets my heart

would find/sets my teeth

will find/sets my mind

 has finally managed to meet/storehouse of wisdom

was finally able to meet/confirmed spinster 

finally could have met/woman of the moment

could finally meet/woman of knowledge

You seem to have been offered/go out of your way 

You seem to be given/have a way

It seems you have got/to grope your way

You seem given/give way 

evade the answer/would better

change the subject/had better

neglect the answer/had rather

shift the topic/would rather

can leave/have a busy hand

will leave early/feel an old hand

ought to leave/am taking a hand at many things

should leave/have my hands full

finding the way about/All the other way around 

feeling your way with/All  another way about 

looking your way about/Just the other way about 

groping your way with/Quite the other way about 

As a matter of fact/won't

As the matter of fact/don't

The fact of the matter/shouldn't

As the fact of the matter/fail to

having been done/In disgrace from Patrick

having done/in Patrick's disgrace

done/in disgrace with Patrick

being done/in disgrace by Patrick

that he should meet/from first hand

on his meeting/first hand.

on him to meet/in first hand

for him to meet/by first hand

might say/having said

had said/saying

said/to say

had been saying/to have said