Mrs.
Crayford looked anxiously at her husband.

Crayford whispered to her, "Don't be alarmed about Steventon.

I have cautioned him; his discretion is to be depended on." Clara beckoned to Crayford to return to her.
"I will not keep you long," she said.

"I will promise not to distress Mr.Steventon.Young as I am, you shall both find that I am capable of self-control.

I won't ask you to go back to the story of your past sufferings; I only want to be sure that I am right about one thing--I mean about what happened at the time when the exploring party was dispatched in search of help.