Disturbed her temper truly! why, her temper is always disturbed, I think.

And at Tholouse too I have heard my lady talking of you and Mons.

Valancourt to Madame Merveille and Madame Vaison, often and often, in a very ill-natured way, as I thought, telling them what a deal of trouble she had to keep you in order, and what a fatigue and distress it was to her, and that she believed you would run away with Mons.

Valancourt, if she was not to watch you closely; and that you connived at his coming about the house at night, and--' 'Good God!' exclaimed Emily, blushing deeply, 'it is surely impossible my aunt could thus have represented me!' 'Indeed, ma'am, I say nothing more than the truth, and not all of that.

But I thought, myself, she might have found something better to discourse about, than the faults of her own niece, even if you had been in fault, ma'amselle; but I did not believe a word of what she said.