I've done my duty.

Never mind about the servant.

I'll find my way out of the house." Nevertheless the bell was rung, and the countess was shown to her carriage with proper consideration.
The two ladies went to the opera, and it was not till after their return, and just as they were going to bed, that anything further was said about either the necklace or the visit.

Miss Macnulty would not begin the subject, and Lizzie purposely postponed it.

But not for a moment had it been off Lady Eustace's mind.