She will be as safe at court as she is in your house.

The devil is everywhere, uncle, if one chooses to seek him." "That is true, Ned." "And Frances will not seek him anywhere.

Of that I was sure before I determined to suggest this matter.

It is true she has seen nothing of life beyond the pale of your influence and protection, but you are well along in years, uncle, and must face the truth that your daughters will have to confront the world without you, sooner or later--later, I hope." "That terrible truth is my only reason to fear death," returned Sir Richard, sighing and leaning back in his chair.
"Yes, it must be a terrible thought to you," I answered, cruelly, for the purpose of forcing my dear old antagonist into the right way of thinking.
"But it is your duty to your daughters to face it squarely, and if possible, to let it help you in preparing them to meet the world.

They may, if they will, find evil everywhere; they may avoid it anywhere.
Frances, with her marvellous beauty, is sure to meet good fortune at court, and good fortune is a great moral preservative of women." "Bad doctrine, Ned, bad doctrine," said my uncle, shaking his head.
"But good truth," I answered.