I know what you thought; you thought that Lady Midlothian was making a tool of me that I might bring you under her thumb, so that she might bully you into Mr Grey's arms.

That's what you thought.

I don't know that I was at all entitled to your good opinion, but I was not entitled to that special bad opinion." "I had no bad opinion;--but it was so necessary that I should guard myself." "You shall be guarded.

I'll take you under my shield.

Mr Grey shan't be named to you, except that I shall expect you to tell me all about it; and you must tell me all about that dangerous cousin, too, of whom they were saying such terrible things down in Scotland.