Thus they become righteous to their own hearts, and evade, as they hope, the public scourge.

The wrong committed was (translated out of Fine Shades), that she had made love to her sister's lover.

In the original tongue--she had innocently played with the sacred fire of a strange affection; a child in the temple!--Our penitent child took a keen pinching pleasure in dictating words for Arabella to employ toward Edward.
And then, recurring to her interview with Wilfrid, it struck her: "Suppose that, after all, Money!..." Yes, Mammon has acted Hymen before now.

Nothing else explained Mrs.Chump; so she thought, in one clear glimpse.

Inveterate sentimental habit smeared the picture with two exclamations--"Impossible!" and "Papa!" I desire it to be credited that these simple interjections absolutely obscured her judgement.