The conversation ended in a quarrel, after which the squire would not go again to Puritan Grange.
There was indeed a time, an entire week, during which the mother and daughter hardly spoke to each other.

In these days Mrs.Bolton continually demanded of her husband that he should break off the match, always giving as a reason the alleged fact that John Caldigate was not a true believer.

It had been acknowledged between them that if such were the fact the man would be an unfit husband for their daughter.

But they differed as to the fact.

The son had over and over again declared himself to be a faithful member of the Church of England,--not very scrupulous perhaps in the performance of her ceremonies,--but still a believing member.