There was something almost obsequious in her manner to him.

She watched his looks anxiously, and, though she coaxed and flattered him, she did not seem quite certain how he would take her speeches.
'We are a strange household; don't you think so, Miss Garston ?' she observed presently.

'Giles is our lord and master.

None of us poor women dare to contradict him.

When dear mamma was alive, she had a great deal of influence over him.