"I only mean to assert that the person you behold upon that couch is not the Countess of Exeter." "Not the Countess!" exclaimed Lady Roos.

"Oh, if this were possible! But no, no! I cannot be deceived." "I now see the reason why her face has been covered with a 'kerchief," cried Lady Lake.

"But it shall not save her from our scrutiny." So saying, she advanced towards the couch, with the intention of removing the covering, when Lord Roos barred her approach.
"Not a step nearer, Madam," he cried, in a peremptory tone.

"I will not allow you to gratify your curiosity further.

You and Lady Roos may make the most of what you have seen; and proclaim abroad any tale your imaginations may devise forth.