She speaks of the ghost of Roger Unthank, of the cries in the night, of his mysterious death, as parts of a painful past.

She is quite conscious of her several attempts upon your life and bitterly regrets them.

Now we come to the real danger.

She appears to be possessed of a passionate devotion towards you, whilst still believing that you are not her husband." Dominey pushed his chair back from the fire as though he felt the heat.
His eyes seemed glued upon the doctor's.
"I do not pretend," the latter continued gravely, "to account for that, but it is my duty to warn you, Sir Everard, that that devotion may lead her to great lengths.

Lady Dominey is naturally of an exceedingly affectionate disposition, and this return to a stronger condition of physical health and a fuller share of human feelings has probably reawakened all those tendencies which her growing fondness for you and your position as her reputed husband make perfectly natural.