It is rather wonderful, that one who says so much about gentle treatment doing more good than harshness, should now make her own child suffer beneath her severity.'" "As I said before, Malison, her severity is but a disguise for mortification and annoyance.

Lord St.Eval, the heir of the Malvern peerage, was too good a chance to be thrown away without vexation.
Caroline was a silly fool to act as she did, I must say that for her, grateful as I ought to be for the assistance that foolish act has given me.

As for rejecting him merely for love of Alphingham, it is a complete farce.

She no more loves the Viscount than I do; perhaps not so much.

I make her believe she does, and so I intend to do till my plan is fully accomplished; but love him as she would have done, as in all probability, at the present moment, she loves Lord St.Eval, she does not and never will.