So I took the rest, not to waste it, and thought myself very lucky.

My only fear now was that Bessy's aunt might ask after the hose in-hose.

But she never did.
I had one more fright, where I least expected it.

It had never occurred to me that Lady Catherine would take an interest in our game, and want to know what we had done, and what we were doing, and what we were going to do, or I should have been far more afraid of her than of Bessy's aunt.

For the Weeding Woman has a good deal of delicacy, and often begs pardon for taking liberties; but if Aunt Catherine takes an interest, and wants to know, she asks one question after another, and does not think whether you like to answer or not.
She took an interest in our game after one of Christopher's luncheons with her.
She often asks Chris to go there to luncheon, all by himself.