And Christian held him fast.
"Miss Gascoigne, if you will consider a little, I think you will see that Arthur's punishment had better be of some other sort than flogging.
We will discuss it between ourselves.

Phillis, you can go." But Phillis did not offer to stir.
"Nurse, obey my orders," screamed Miss Gascoigne.

"Take that wicked boy and cane him soundly." "Nurse," said Christian, turning very pale, and speaking in an unusually suppressed voice, "if you lay one finger on my son you quit my service immediately." The assumption of authority was so unexpected, so complete, and yet not overstepping one inch the authority which Mrs.Grey really possessed, that both sister-in-law and servant stood petrified, and offered no resistance, until Miss Gascoigne said, quivering with passion.
"This can not go on.

I will know at once my rights in this house, or quit it.

Phillis, knock at the study-door and say I wish to speak to Dr.
Grey--that is, if Mrs.Grey, your mistress, will allow you." "Certainly," said Christian.
And then, drawing Arthur beside her, and sitting down, for she felt shaking in every limb, she waited the event; for it was a struggle which she had long felt must come, and the sooner it came the better.