No one knows whether she went of her own free will, or against it.

Were her father to carry her off, quietly, it would excite the worst suspicions.

Better by far lodge his complaint before the king, proclaim his grievances loudly everywhere, and tell the story in all its details.
Whichever course he takes, evil-minded people will think the worse; but of the two evils, the latter seems to me to be the lesser." "I suppose it would be," Desmond agreed, "though, for my part, I should be heartily glad if I never heard another word about it." "You are too modest altogether, Kennedy.

Whatever rumours may be current, concerning the young lady, there can be no doubt that you come out splendidly, in that you hear a cry of a woman in distress; you scale walls to get in to her assistance; you and your servant encounter five of her guards, kill four of them and bind the other; rescue the maiden, and carry her off, with flying colours, in the carriage of her abductor.

My dear Kennedy, you will become an object of admiration to all the ladies of the court." "That will be absolutely disgusting," Desmond said, angrily.