You are a reasonable woman, Emily.

One's safe with you." "It is something connected with the Osborns." "Indeed!" chilling slightly.

"I don't care about them, you know." "You don't dislike her, do you ?" "No-o, not exactly." "She's--the truth is, she is not at all well," with a trifle of hesitance; "she ought to be better taken care of than she is in lodgings, and they are obliged to take very cheap ones." "If he had been a more respectable fellow his circumstances would have been different," rather stiffly.
Emily felt alarmed.

She had not dreamed of the temerity of any remark suggestive of criticism.
"Yes," hastily, "of course.

I am sure you know best; but--I thought perhaps--" Walderhurst liked her timidity.