She often sat quite silent and rather huddled at meal times and looked the old woman now.

In such a conversation as this she roused herself and her voice took an aggressive tone.

"My daughter write to her friends to ask them to obstruct the government at such a time as this?
_Never!_ I'd disown her if she did, I'd repudiate her! She may have had her own turn-up with 'em.

I was quite with her there.

But that, so to speak, was only a domestic quarrel.