"I suppose that when he was in love with her he bragged about these commissions to her and she told her mother." "Her mother has certainly taken it out of him for jilting her daughter.
But what an unsavoury place the castle is!" said Mr.Manley.
"With such a master--what can you expect ?" said Mrs.Truslove.

"Did the hog say anything more about halving my allowance ?" Mr.Manley frowned.

A few days before he had been greatly surprised to learn from Lord Loudwater that the bulk of Helena Truslove's income was an allowance from him.

The matter had greatly exercised his mind.

Why should his employer allow her six hundred a year?
It was a matter which should be cleared up.
He said slowly: "Yes, he did.