Since I have been away I have developed more will of my own than muscle.

There is no necessity for me ever to marry, and if I do it will be because I wish to, not because any one else wants me to.

Nothing would set me against a man more certainly than to see that he had allies who were manoeuvring in his behalf;" and she concluded with a kiss that robbed her words of a point too sharp, perhaps, for her sister's feelings.
She knew Mrs.Muir's peculiarities well enough, however, to believe that such words were needed, and she had intended to speak them in some form at the earliest opportunity.

Therefore she was glad that she could utter the warning so early and naturally in their new relations.
Nor was it uncalled for, since the thought of bringing Madge and Graydon together had already entered Mrs.Muir's mind.

A scheme of this character would grow in fascination every hour.