8/39 Most likely a friend of the woman Somerset, and a bird of the same feather. Sir Charles has done himself no good with me by sending such an emissary." "No, papa; it was the lawyer brought her, and then her own good heart _made her burst out._ Ah! she is not like me: she has courage. What a noble thing courage is, especially in a woman!" "Pray did you hear the language of this noble lady ?" "Every word nearly; and I shall never forget them. They were diamonds and pearls." "Of the sort you can pick up at Billingsgate." "Ah, papa, she pleaded for _him_ as I cannot plead, and yet I love him. Oh, how she made me shudder! Only think: he had a fit, and lost his reason, and all for me. |