He was not a man of vehement passions, but penal servitude had wrought the natural effect upon his appetites.

The egotism of a conceited disposition tended to the same result.

He swore within himself a fierce oath that, come what might, this woman should be his.

She contrasted him with her wealthy lover, despised him; but right and authority were on his side.
"Leave him you must--and shall so there's plain speaking! You will never go into that house again." Lilian turned as if to flee from him.

No one was within sight; and how could she have appealed to any one for help?
In the distance she saw the roof of Mrs.Wade's cottage; it allayed her despair for the moment.
There, at all events, was a friend who would intervene for her, a strong and noble-minded woman, capable of offering the best counsel, of acting with decision.