She kept me waiting like an importunate poor kinsman, and when I was received, she sat like the Empress giving audience.

I did not touch the earth with my forehead; nay, I stood looking at her with a look she did not easily bear.

That she is guilty, I am sure; I read triumph in her eyes as soon as I spoke of Aurelia.

That she would deny all knowledge of the affair was only to be expected.

Moreover, she has taken possession of the great house yonder, and declares that Aurelia, as a heretic, can claim nothing under her father's will.