She had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk to their father, and succeeded him in the business, and a brother settled in London in a respectable line of trade.
1.clerk [klɝk] 职员、秘书
2.marry to sb 嫁给某人
3.succeed[sək'siːd] 继承、继任
4.respectable[rɪ'spɛktəbl] 体面的