My lady spoke with great authority, and with reasonable grounds of complaint.

Mr.Horner was well acquainted with her thoughts on the subject, and had acted in defiance of her wishes.

He acknowledged as much, and should on no account have done it, in any other instance, without her leave.
"Which I could never have granted you," said my lady.
But this boy had extraordinary capabilities; would, in fact, have taught himself much that was bad, if he had not been rescued, and another direction given to his powers.

And in all Mr.Horner had done, he had had her ladyship's service in view.

The business was getting almost beyond his power, so many letters and so much account-keeping was required by the complicated state in which things were.
Lady Ludlow felt what was coming--a reference to the mortgage for the benefit of my lord's Scottish estates, which, she was perfectly aware, Mr.Horner considered as having been a most unwise proceeding--and she hastened to observe--"All this may be very true, Mr.Horner, and I am sure I should be the last person to wish you to overwork or distress yourself; but of that we will talk another time.