But then, what's the good?
It'll only keep him a day or two.

Lydia 'll have to be told about it.' 'It's all very well,' remarked Totty, 'but I don't see how she's to keep him.

Besides, I think she might have found out for herself how things was going before now.' 'You may depend upon it, it's only because the old man's hidden it from her so that she couldn't have an idea.

I don't like to hear you speak like that of Lydia, Totty.' 'I don't see that there's any harm in what I said.' 'Well, I know you didn't mean it to be unkind, but it sounded so.' 'You're always very sharp about Lydia.' 'I know I am.

She's a good girl, and she's a great deal to bear.