Heretics, as a rule, were low-born persons, vulgarly moral, and as I had always thought, despisedly hypocritical.
Madge Stanley, however, was a Protestant, and that fact shook the structure of my old mistakes to its foundation, and left me religionless.
After the Persian merchant had packed his bales and departed, Dorothy and Lady Crawford joined Madge and me near the fireplace.

Soon Dorothy went over to the window and stood there gazing into the courtyard.

After a few minutes Lady Crawford said, "Dorothy, had we not better order Dawson to bring out the horses and coach ?" Will Dawson was Sir George's forester.
Lady Crawford repeated her question, but Dorothy was too intently watching the scene in the courtyard to hear.

I went over to her, and looking out at the window discovered the object of Dorothy's rapt attention.

There is no need for me to tell you who it was.