I may not have liked the tone you took about it, Mary.
You are so devilish high-handed.

In short, I don't mind telling you that I was annoyed by your interference in the matter.

But after mature consideration--I turned the matter over in my mind--I was not the least influenced by your long-winded epistle--that in fact rather put me off than otherwise--still after a time I wrote a manly, straightforward letter to Everard, not blinking the facts, and I told him that if his feelings were unchanged--mark that--as I had reason to believe Magdalen's were--he was at liberty to come to Priesthope and resume cordial relations with us all.

You observe that I only asked him to come if his feelings were unchanged.

_He is there now._" It would be impossible to describe the varying emotions which devastated Lady Blore, as her brother made his announcement.