He had made up his mind that he would tell Sir Roger that this child was living, but he had not as yet resolved to make known all the circumstances of her history.

He was not even yet quite aware whether it would be necessary to say that this foundling orphan was the cherished darling of his own house.
"Such a child, is, at any rate, living," said he; "of that I give you my assurance; and under your will, as now worded, it might come to pass that that child should be your heir.

I do not want to spite her, but I should be wrong to let you make your will without such knowledge, seeing that I am possessed of it myself." "But where is the girl ?" "I do not know that that signifies." "Signifies! Yes; it does signify a great deal.

But, Thorne, Thorne, now that I remember it, now that I can think of things, it was--was it not you yourself who told me that the baby did not live ?" "Very possibly." "And was it a lie that you told me ?" "If so, yes.

But it is no lie that I tell you now." "I believed you then, Thorne; then, when I was a poor, broken-down day-labourer, lying in jail, rotting there; but I tell you fairly, I do not believe you now.