Sad and severe Miss Meadowcroft a listener and a spy! What next at Morwick Farm?
"Was that hint at the watchful eyes and ears, and the soft footsteps, really an allusion to Mr.Meadowcroft's daughter ?" I asked.
"Of course it was.

Ah! she has imposed on you as she imposes on everybody else.

The false wretch! She is secretly at the bottom of half the bad feeling among the men.

I am certain of it--she keeps Mr.
Meadowcroft's mind bitter toward the boys.

Old as she is, Mr.Lefrank, and ugly as she is, she wouldn't object (if she could only make him ask her) to be John Jago's second wife.