The trouble spoilt her enjoyment of a concert that evening, and kept her restless in the night, for, though seemingly a small matter, it had vital connection with the core of her life's problem; it forced her relentlessly to a consciousness of many things from which she had taught herself to avert her eyes.
Another thing there was which caused her anxious debate--a project which had been in her mind for nearly a year.

You will not imagine that Adela had forgotten the letter from Mrs.Clay.The knowledge it brought her made the turning-point of her life.

No word on the subject passed between her and Mutimer after the conversation which ended in her fainting-fit.

The letter he retained, and the course he had chosen made it advisable that he should pay no heed to its request for assistance.
Adela remembered the address of the writer, and made a note of it, but it was impossible to reply.

Her state of mind after overhearing the conversation between Richard and his sister was such that she durst not even take the step of privately sending money, lest her husband should hear of it and it should lead to further question.