She let him see that he must be on a friendly footing with everybody in the house, or go which latter alternative Evan told her he had decided on.

'Yes,' said the Countess, 'and then you give people full warrant to say it was jealousy drove you hence; and you do but extinguish yourself to implicate dear Rose.

In love, Evan, when you run away, you don't live to fight another day.' She was commanded not to speak of love.
'Whatever it may be, my dear,' said the Countess, 'Mr.Laxley has used you ill.

It may be that you put yourself at his feet'; and his sister looked at him, sighing a great sigh.

She had, with violence, stayed her mouth concerning what she knew of the Fallow field business, dreading to alarm his sensitiveness; but she could not avoid giving him a little slap.