You see that while she is at Brook-Green, and under the eye of that sly old curate, I can effect nothing with her.
There, she is entirely removed from my influence: not so abroad; not so under your roof.

Listen to me still further.

In this country, and especially in the seclusion and shelter of Brook-Green, I have no scope for any of those means which I shall be compelled to resort to, in failure of all else." "What can you intend ?" said Caroline, with a slight shudder.
"I don't know what I intend yet.

But this, at least, I can tell you,--that Miss Cameron's fortune I must and will have.

I am a desperate man; and I can play a desperate game, if need be." "And do you think that _I_ will aid, will abet ?" "Hush, not so loud! Yes, Caroline, you will, and you must aid and abet me in any project I may form." "Must! Lord Vargrave ?" "Ay," said Lumley, with a smile, and sinking his voice into a whisper,--"ay! _you are in my power_!" "Traitor!--you cannot dare! you cannot mean--" "I mean nothing more than to remind you of the ties that exist between us,--ties which ought to render us the firmest and most confidential of friends.