That, however, was your right, and you exercised it.

There your privilege stops; yes, and must stop, Lady Arabella.

You shall not persecute her here, on the only spot of ground she can call her own." "Persecute her, Dr Thorne! You do not mean to say that I have persecuted her ?" "Ah! but I do mean to say so.

You do persecute her, and would continue to do so did I not defend her.

It is not sufficient that she is forbidden to enter your domain--and so forbidden with the knowledge of all the country round--but you must come here also with the hope of interrupting all the innocent pleasures of her life.
Fearing lest she should be allowed even to speak to your son, to hear a word of him through his own sister, you would put her in prison, tie her up, keep her from the light of day--" "Dr Thorne! how can you--" But the doctor was not to be interrupted.
"It never occurs to you to tie him up, to put him in prison.