It's a damnable thing, you know, for a woman to lose her rings and bracelets and so on--even such a woman as Sibyl.

She tried to laugh it off, but I could see--we must buy them again, that's all.

And that reminds me--what's your real opinion of Frothingham ?' Harvey laughed.
'When such a lot of people go about asking that question, it would make _me_ rather uneasy if I had anything at stake.' 'They do?
So it struck me.

The fact is, we have a good deal at stake.
The dowager swears by Frothingham.

I believe every penny she has is in the "Britannia", one way or another.' 'It's a wide net,' said Rolfe musingly.