The situation suggested to her a great devotion ill-repaid, a friendship, of which the strong tyrannous man took advantage.

Why should he behave as though all that happened ill with regard to his book was somehow Mrs.Burgoyne's fault?
Claim all her time and strength--overstrain and overwork her--and then make her tacitly responsible if anything went amiss! It was like the petulant selfishness of his character.

Miss Manisty ought to interfere! * * * * * Dreary days followed at the Villa.
It appeared that Mr.Vanbrugh Neal had indeed raised certain critical objections both to the facts and to the arguments of one whole section of the book, and that Manisty had been unable to resist them.

The two men would walk up and down the ilex avenues of the garden for hours together, Mr.Neal gentle, conciliating, but immovable; Manisty violent and excited, but always submitting in the end.

He would defend his point of view with obstinacy, with offensiveness even, for an afternoon, and then give way, with absolute suddenness.