He was naturally slow in making this discovery himself, and it was not till Catherine had become a young lady grown that he regarded the matter as settled.
The southern drawl is the most emblematic American voice: many people imitating a stereotypical American will adopt a twangy southern accent, though it is far from America's most common.
I usually wake up around 8 a.m., but I'm always a bit slow in the morning. It takes me until about 8: 30 to get everything ready before I leave for work.