"Think, Philippa! What is there here which the whole world might not know?
There are no secrets in Dreymarsh.
We are miles away from everywhere.

For my sake, Philippa, I implore you not to be unreasonable." "In plain words," Lessingham intervened, "do not be quixotic, Lady Cranston.

There is just an idea on one side, your brother's life on the other.

You see, the scales do not balance." "Can't you realise, though," Philippa answered, "what that idea means?
It is part of one's soul that one gives when one departs from a principle." "What are principles against love ?" Helen demanded, almost fiercely.

"A sister may prate about them, Philippa.