'Perhaps, your ladyship may be the person ?' he interrupted with ironical politeness.
She answered him with contemptuous ease.

'You may be right, Mr.
Westwick.

One day or another, I may be the person who tells Miss Lockwood what has become of Ferrari, if--' She stopped; with her eyes fixed on Agnes.
'If what ?' Henry asked.
'If Miss Lockwood forces me to it.' Agnes listened in astonishment.

'Force you to it ?' she repeated.

'How can I do that?
Do you mean to say my will is stronger than yours ?' 'Do you mean to say that the candle doesn't burn the moth, when the moth flies into it ?' Lady Montbarry rejoined.