The farm people had taken supper, and were lounging in various attitudes of repose on the skemmel in the kitchen.
The girl's duties were finished for the day, and she went up to her own room.

She had no light, and, without undressing, she threw herself on the bed.

But no rest came to her.

Hour after hour she tossed about, devising reason on reason for disbelieving the woman's word.

But apprehension compelled conviction.
Mrs.Garth had forewarned them of the earlier danger, and she might be but too well informed concerning this later one.
Rotha rejected from the first all idea of Ralph being guilty of the crime in question.