She had begun to extend her influence, for the last year or two, even over the formidable lord of the manor himself, and, as has been seen, was engaged to his son.

Her judgment was usually very sound and very sane, and the two men, with the Rector, had been perfectly right just now in leaving the old man to her care for an hour or so.

If anything could quiet him it would be this girl.

She was quite fearless, quite dignified, and quite able to hold her own.

And her father perceived that she rather enjoyed it.
When the man had gone out again, she resumed: "Well, let's leave it," she said, "for a day or two.