"He behaves beautifully to them all, but not one of them has really a leg to stand on as far as he is responsible for it.

But I will tell you something, Emily." She paused.
Miss Fox-Seton waited with interested eyes.
"He is thinking of bringing the thing to an end and marrying _some_ woman.

I feel it in my bones." "Do you think so ?" exclaimed Emily.

"Oh, I can't help hoping--" But she paused also.
"You hope it will be Agatha Slade," Lady Maria ended for her.

"Well, perhaps it will be.