If you think my proposal, gentlemen, a fit and fair proposal--and I see in your faces that you do--let us not make the hard necessities of our position harder still, by any useless delay in meeting them at once.

Let us do what we must do; let us act on Norah's decision, and leave this house to-morrow.

You mentioned the servants just now, Mr.Pendril: I am ready to call them together in the next room, and to assist you in the settlement of their claims, whenever you please." Without waiting for the lawyer's answer, without leaving the sisters time to realize their own terrible situation, she moved at once toward the door.

It was her wise resolution to meet the coming trial by doing much and saying little.

Before she could leave the room, Mr.Clare followed, and stopped her on the threshold.
"I never envied a woman's feelings before," said the old man.