As a baronet's widow with a large income, she was already almost a great lady; but she was quite alive to a suspicion that she was not altogether strong in her position.

The bishop's people and the dean's people did not quite trust her.

The Camperdowns and Garnetts utterly distrusted her.

The Mopuses and Benjamins were more familiar than they would be with a really great lady.

She was sharp enough to understand all this.