Her conversation was frequently interspersed with learned remarks, savoring of the inner temple, its dingy courts, volumes of dust and musty manuscripts.

"Evidence and proof" were leading points always at hand.
Caution was the inevitable watchword, based upon a scrutinizing and at times heartless penetration.

In short, the character of Lady Bereford might be summed up in a few words--as a cool, clever and calculating woman of the world--one not to be baffled by ordinary circumstances.

On the present occasion her eye has a fire in its depths that brooks no interference.

Her brows are knotted with an angry frown; as she raises them hastily, the frown has departed.