They were alike in temperament; rash, strong-willed, and greedy for all that gave life a thrill.

In fact, Ellen was a stimulating comrade, but not the kind of girl one married.

Cartwright married Clara and knew Mrs.Seaton bore him a lasting grudge.
Since Seaton was a merchant whose investments in Liverpool were numerous, it was perhaps not strange he left his widow shares that gave her some control of the Cartwright line.

Although she was not poor, she was greedy and extravagant.

In fact, Cartwright imagined greed was now her ruling passion.
By and by he heard steps in the passage behind the partition and thought he knew the tap of high-heeled shoes.