Something had struck me in her speech.

Miss Darrell had seen Lady Betty's muff, and knew of her presence in the cottage, and yet she had made no remark on the subject; this seemed strange, but would she not wonder still more at my silence?
'Lady Betty,' I said hastily, as this occurred to me, 'your cousin will think it odd that I never spoke of you this afternoon; but you ran out of the room so quickly, and then I forgot all about it.' 'Oh, Etta will know I was only playing at hide-and-seek.

Most likely she will think I bound you to secrecy.

What a goose I was to leave my muff behind me,--the very one Etta gave me, too! why, she would see a pin; nothing escapes her: does it, Leah ?' 'Not much, Lady Betty: she has fine eyes for dust, I tell her.

The new housemaid had better be careful with her room.