To be told that "Jack was her game" was in itself a terrible annoyance to her.

But to be so told in reference to such a subject was painful in the extreme.

Of course she could not make this young man marry as she wished.

She had acknowledged to herself from the first that there could be no cause of anger against him should he not fall into the silken net which was spread for him.
Lady Scroope was not an unreasonable woman, and understood well the power which young people have over old people.

She knew that she couldn't quarrel with Fred Neville, even if she would.