Had Lady Lufton been moderate in her remarks Mrs.Robarts would not have had a word to say.
"My husband may have been ill-judged," she said, "but he is no hypocrite." "Very well, my dear, I dare say you know better than I; but to me it looks extremely like hypocrisy; eh, Justinia?
"Oh, mamma, do be moderate." "Moderate! That's all very well.

How is one to moderate one's feelings when one has been betrayed ?" "You do not mean that Mr.Robarts has betrayed you ?" said the wife.
"Oh, no; of course not." And then she went on reading the letter: "'Seem to have been standing in judgement upon the duke.' Might he not use the same argument as to going into any house in the kingdom, however infamous?
We must all stand in judgement one upon another in that sense.

'Crawley!' Yes; if he were a little more like Mr.Crawley it would be a good thing for me, and for the parish, and for you too, my dear.

God forgive me for bringing him here; that's all." "Lady Lufton, I must say that you are very hard upon him--very hard.
I did not expect it from such a friend." "My dear, you ought to know me well enough to be sure that I shall speak my mind.

'Written to Jones'-- yes; it is easy enough to write to poor Jones.