The daughter whom I expected had been wrecked, but she was saved, and would arrive that night.

As a matter of fact, the survivors were picked up by a passing North German Lloyd, and they did reach London on Saturday night.
Meanwhile I had impressed it upon the manager to keep the matter as quiet as possible, for many excellent reasons, which I need not go into now." "But the reason for so elaborate a pretence ?" And the keen, dark face was searched with a scrutiny worthy of itself.
Steel set his mouth in another visible resolution to tell the truth.
"I thought you might not be sorry to cease being Mrs.Minchin--the Mrs.
Minchin who had become so cruelly notorious through no fault of her own--if only for a day or two, or a single night.

That was most easily to be effected by your arriving here minus possessions, and plus a very definite story of your own." "You made very sure of me!" said Rachel, dryly.
"I trusted to my own powers of persuasion, and it was said you had no friends.

I will confess," added Steel, "that I hoped the report was true." "Did it follow that I could have no pride ?" "By no means; on the contrary, I knew that you were full of pride; it is, if I may venture to say so, one of your most salient characteristics.

Nothing was more noticeable at your trial; nothing finer have I ever seen! But," added Steel, suppressing a burst of enthusiasm that gained by the suppression, "but, madam, I hoped and prayed that you would have the sense to put your pride in the second place for once." "Well," said Rachel, "and so far I have done so, Heaven knows!" "And that is something," rejoined Steel, impressively.