But her strong will helped her, and she gave no intelligible sign of what was really passing in her thoughts.

The subject being altogether disagreeable, she changed it as soon as possible.
In this interview with Mrs.Talbot a new impression in regard to her was made on the mind of Mrs.Emerson.Something impure seemed to pervade the mental atmosphere with which she was surrounded, and there seemed to be things involved in what she said that shadowed a latitude in morals wholly outside of Christian duty.

When they separated, much of the enthusiasm which Irene had felt for this specious, unsafe acquaintance was gone, and her power over her was in the same measure lessened..