Never mind that now.

At least you know that Julian Gray is in love with you." "Mr.Julian Gray has never breathed a word of it to me." "A man can show a woman that he loves her, without saying it in words." Mercy's power of endurance began to fail her.

Not even Grace Roseberry had spoken more insultingly to her of Julian than Horace was speaking now.

"Whoever says that of Mr.Julian Gray, lies!" she answered, warmly.
"Then Lady Janet lies," Horace retorted.
"Lady Janet never said it! Lady Janet is incapable of saying it!" "She may not have said it in so many words; but she never denied it when _I_ said it.

I reminded her of the time when Julian Gray first heard from me that I was going to marry you: he was so overwhelmed that he was barely capable of being civil to me.