Lizzie's poetry, and romance, and high feelings, had never had the ring of true soundness in Lucy's ears.

But her imagination was not strong enough to soar to the altitude of the lies which Lizzie was now telling.

She did believe that the property which Lizzie was called upon to restore was held to be objectionable by Lord Fawn simply because it had reached Lizzie from the hands of her late husband.

"What do you think of such conduct as that ?" asked Lady Eustace.
"Won't it do if you lock them up instead of wearing them ?" asked Lucy.
"I have never dreamed of wearing them." "I don't understand about such things," said Lucy, determined not to impute any blame to one of the Fawn family.
"It is tyranny, sheer tyranny," continued the other, "and he will find that I am not the woman to yield to it.No.For love I could give up everything;--but nothing from fear.

He has told me in so many words that he does not intend to go on with his engagement!" "Has he indeed ?" "But I intend that he shall.