Ida said no more.

She continued to smile, but she was not reading the paper which she held.
She was making new plans to gain her own ends.

She was seeking new doors of liberty for her own ways, in lieu of those which she saw were closed to her, and by the time dinner was served she was quite sure that she had succeeded.
The next autumn, Maria began attending the Elliot Academy, in Wardway.

The Elliot Academy was an endowed school of a very high standing, and Wardway was a large town, almost a city, about fifteen miles from Edgham.

When this plan was broached by Ida, Maria did not make any opposition; she was secretly delighted.