"'If people say anything!'" she repeated, in a tone according with the laugh.

"They are not likely to 'say anything,' but they will deem Lord Mount Severn's daughter unfortunately short of jewellery." Isabel smiled and shook her head.

"They saw my diamonds at the drawing-room." "If you had done such an awkward thing for me, Frank Levison," burst forth the old lady, "my doors should have been closed against you for a month.

There, if you are to go, Emma, you had better go; dancing off to begin an evening at ten o'clock at night! In my time we used to go at seven; but it's the custom now to turn night into day." "When George the Third dined at one o'clock upon boiled mutton and turnips," put in the graceless captain, who certainly held his grandmother in no greater reverence than did Mrs.Vane.
He turned to Isabel as he spoke, to hand her downstairs.

Thus she was conducted to her carriage the second time that night by a stranger.
Mrs.Vane got down by herself, as she best could, and her temper was not improved by the process.
"Good-night," said she to the captain.
"I shall not say good-night.