I shall give the room up to her when she comes here.' Francis began to understand the superstitious purpose that she had in view.

'Are you (an educated woman) really of the same opinion as my sister's maid!' he exclaimed.

'Assuming your absurd superstition to be a serious thing, you are taking the wrong means to prove it true.

If I and my brother and sister have seen nothing, how should Agnes Lockwood discover what was not revealed to us?
She is only distantly related to the Montbarrys--she is only our cousin.' 'She was nearer to the heart of the Montbarry who is dead than any of you,' the Countess answered sternly.

'To the last day of his life, my miserable husband repented his desertion of her.