A man she never set eyes on before." "Pray are _we_ not to hear the contents ?" said Lady Belstone, quivering with indignation.
"I suppose he thinks Lady Mary should make the communication herself to Sir Timothy," gasped the canon.

"I am sure I have no desire to fulfil so unpleasing a task.

Still, the matter _was_ entrusted to me.
However, the main substance has been told; there can be no further secret about it.

My only care was that Sir Timothy should not be unduly agitated." "It is a comfort to find that _some one_ can consider the feelings of our poor brother," said Miss Crewys.
"Do give me your arm to the drawing-room, canon," said Lady Belstone, rightly judging that the canon would reveal the whole contents of Peter's letter to her more easily in private.

"The shock has made me feel quite faint.