She consoled herself with the thought that it was the dainty susceptibility of her conscientiousness which caused these noble qualms, and so deeply does a refined nature esteem the gift, that her pride in it helped her to overlook her moral perturbation.

She was consoled, moreover, up to the verge of triumph in her realization of the image of a rivalling and excelling power presented by Mr.Romfrey, though it had frightened her at the time.

Let not Dr.Shrapnel come across him! She hoped he would not.

Ultimately she could say to herself, 'Perhaps I need not have been so annoyed with the horrid man.' It was on Nevil's account.

Shrapnel's contempt of the claims of Nevil's family upon him was actually a piece of impudence, impudently expressed, if she remembered correctly.