11/25 She had been the most amenable little creature in the world. Her yielding amiability could always be counted upon as a factor by the calculating; sweet-tempered to weakness, she could be beguiled or distressed into any course the desires of others dictated. An ill-tempered or self-pitying person could alter any line of conduct she herself wished to pursue. "A man like Sir Nigel Anstruthers could make what he chose of her. I wonder what he has done to her ?" Of one thing she thought she was sure. |