'If I marry Douglas I shall be committing a great sin,' she said to her sister; 'I shall be denying my Lord and Master;' and in the semi-delirium in the illness that ensued, Elizabeth could hear her say over and over again, 'Whoso loveth father and mother more than Me is not worthy of Me.'" "And she actually gave him up." "Yes, she gave him up, though it broke her heart and his to do so.

I believe that he suffered terribly, and that he used every argument in his power to shake her resolution, but in vain." "She had a long illness after that.

Elizabeth took her abroad.

It was at Rome that I met them, and after a time we became intimate.

Poor Dinah had a relapse, and I assisted Elizabeth in nursing her.