"I wronged him cruelly, and now I fear it is too late to make amends.

I can only moan and weep, and long to ask him to forgive me and to tell him that I am not the creature he thinks I am.

I would speak plainly to him for once of what I am and of what I feel for him, and then I am ready to part from him forever and to marry Tyrconnel or any one else who will give me wealth." The following day Frances asked and received permission from the duchess to spend the day with Sir Richard.

I offered to accompany her, but she refused so emphatically that I suspected there was a purpose in her mind over and above a mere visit to her father's house.
I remember well the day.

It was near the hour of ten when I saw her leave the palace by the garden door.