She no longer meant to destroy them: that intention had been effaced by the quick corrosion of Mrs.Peniston's words.
Instead, she approached her desk, and lighting a taper, tied and sealed the packet; then she opened the wardrobe, drew out a despatch-box, and deposited the letters within it.

As she did so, it struck her with a flash of irony that she was indebted to Gus Trenor for the means of buying them..