No! you must hear me out; the time has come for plain speaking.

Your wife had her reasons--we do not know what they were, but they were no common ones--for wishing this intrusive sister out of the way.

Anitra, on the contrary, could have desired nothing so much as the preservation of her protector.
The conclusion is not an agreeable one.

Let us hope that the question it involves will never be presented for any man's consideration." Mr.Ransom sank speechless into a chair.

This last blow was an overwhelming one and he sank before it.
Mr.Harper altered his tone.