He himself was lord of Scroope; and were he to tell her simply to hold her tongue and mind her own business she could only submit.

But she was not the woman to allow any sense of fear, or any solicitude as to the respect due to herself, to stand in the way of the performance of a duty.

It may be declared on her behalf that had it been in her nephew's power to order her head off in punishment for her interference, she would still have spoken had she conceived it to be right to speak.
But within her own bosom there had been dreadful conflicts as to that duty.

Lady Mary Quin had by no means slackened her activity.

Lady Mary Quin had learned the exact condition of Kate O'Hara, and had sent the news to her friend with greedy rapidity.