Lady Cantrip had expressed an opinion almost in favour of Tregear--and had certainly expressed an opinion in favour of Mrs.
Finn.

The whole affair in regard to Mrs.Finn had been explained to her, and she had told the Duke that, according to her thinking, Mrs.
Finn had behaved well! When the Duke, with an energy which was by no means customary with him, had asked that question, on the answer to which so much depended, "Should there have been a moment lost ?" Lady Cantrip had assured him that not a moment had been lost.

Mrs.Finn had at once gone to work, and had arranged that the whole affair should be told to him, the Duke, in the proper way.

"I think she did," said Lady Cantrip, "what I myself should have done in similar circumstances." If Lady Cantrip was right, then must his apology to Mrs.Finn be ample and abject.

Perhaps it was this feeling which at the moment was most vexatious to him..