Her brother had almost quarrelled with her, but still she continued to communicate her facts.
At this period Frank Greystock was certainly somewhat unreasonable in regard to his cousin.

At one time, as the reader will remember, he had thought of asking her to be his wife;--because she was rich; but even then he had not thought well of her, had hardly believed her to be honest, and had rejoiced when he found that circumstances rather than his own judgment had rescued him from that evil.

He had professed to be delighted when Lord Fawn was accepted,--as being happy to think that his somewhat dangerous cousin was provided with so safe a husband; and, when he had first heard of the necklace, he had expressed an opinion that of course it would be given up.

In all this then he had shown no strong loyalty to his cousin, no very dear friendship, nothing to make those who knew him feel that he would buckle on armour in her cause.

But of late,--and that, too, since his engagement with Lucy,--he had stood up very stoutly as her friend, and the armour was being buckled on.