Not like her sister, not like her mother.

No doubt, the image of her father ?" Once more Miss Garth attempted to stem the man's flow of words.

It was plain that he did not know Mr.Vanstone, even by sight--otherwise he would never have committed the error of supposing that Magdalen took after her father.

Did he know Mrs.Vanstone any better?
He had left Miss Garth's question on that point unanswered.

In the name of wonder, who was he?
Powers of impudence! what did he want?
"You may be a friend of the family, though I don't remember your face," said Miss Garth.