She never had given, and at that moment did not intend to give, a shilling to the widow and daughters of her brother.

Nor did she intend, or had she ever intended, to leave a shilling of her money to Hugh Stanbury,--as she had very often told him.

The money was, at her death, to go back to the people from whom it had come to her.
When Nora Rowley made those comparisons between Mr.Hugh Stanbury and Mr.Charles Glascock, they were always wound up very much in favour of the briefless barrister.

It was not that he was the handsomer man, for he was by no means handsome, nor was he the bigger man, for Mr.
Glascock was six feet tall; nor was he better dressed, for Stanbury was untidy rather than otherwise in his outward person.

Nor had he any air of fashion or special grace to recommend him, for he was undoubtedly an awkward-mannered man.