'You know master Herbert says the one is as the other.' She kissed her mother's hand as she spoke, then hastened from the room, and despatched a messenger to Llangattock.
Before the worthy man arrived, lady Vaughan was speechless.

By signs and looks, definite enough, and more eloquent than words, she committed Dorothy to his protection, and died.
Dorothy behaved with much calmness.

She would not, in her mother's absence, act so as would have grieved her presence.

Little passed between her and Mr.Herbert until the funeral was over.

Then they talked of the future.