No matter; it's useless to dwell on the thing now," she continued, ascending again to the forms of expression which became a lady of rank.

"This unhappy man has done me a gross injustice; my motives may be seriously misjudged, if I appear personally in communicating with his family.

If I relieve them anonymously in their present trouble, I spare them the exposure of a public subscription, and I do what I believe his Lordship would have done himself if he had lived.

My desk is on the other table.

Bring it here, Moody; and let me return good for evil, while I'm in the humor for it!" Moody obeyed in silence.