Both were now silent, in despair of knowing what to say.
Mr.Pendril patiently and kindly helped them, by returning to the subject of their future plans for the second time.
"I am sorry to press any business matters on your attention," he said, "when you are necessarily unfitted to deal with them.

But I must take my instructions back to London with me to night.

With reference, in the first place, to the disgraceful pecuniary offer, to which I have already alluded.

The younger Miss Vanstone having read the Instructions, needs no further information from my lips.

The elder will, I hope, excuse me if I tell her (what I should be ashamed to tell her, but that it is a matter of necessity), that Mr.Michael Vanstone's provision for his brother's children begins and ends with an offer to each of them of one hundred pounds." Norah's face crimsoned with indignation.