But Aunt Maria never knew it; she was, in fact, impervious to that sort of thing.

But Maria came to be quite sure that Aunt Maria had designs on her father.

She observed that she dressed much better than she had ever done; she observed the fairly ostentatious attention which she bestowed upon her brother-in-law, and also upon herself, when he was present.

She even used to caress Maria, in her wooden sort of way, when Harry was by to see.

Once Maria repulsed her roughly.