You would have done great things in my profession, ma'am, if you had happened to be a man." With those words he turned away from me, and began walking irritably up and down the room.
I could see plainly that the new light I had thrown on the subject had greatly surprised and disturbed him.

Certain expressions dropped from his lips, as he became more and more absorbed in his own thoughts, which suggested to my mind the abominable view that he had hitherto taken of the mystery of the lost Moonstone.

He had not scrupled to suspect dear Mr.Godfrey of the infamy of stealing the Diamond, and to attribute Rachel's conduct to a generous resolution to conceal the crime.

On Miss Verinder's own authority--a perfectly unassailable authority, as you are aware, in the estimation of Mr.Bruff--that explanation of the circumstances was now shown to be utterly wrong.

The perplexity into which I had plunged this high legal authority was so overwhelming that he was quite unable to conceal it from notice.