If these are your only reasons I am sure of being able to remove them." Madeleine looked as though she were not altogether pleased at this idea, and became a little dogmatic.

"It is no use our arguing on this subject, Mr.Ratcliffe.You and I take very different views of life.

I cannot accept yours, and you could not practise on mine." "Show me," said Ratcliffe, "a single example of such a divergence, and I will accept your decision without another word." Mrs.Lee hesitated and looked at him for an instant as though to be quite sure that he was in earnest.

There was an effrontery about this challenge which surprised her, and if she did not check it on the spot, there was no saying how much trouble it might give her.

Then unlocking the drawer of the writing-desk at her elbow, she took out Carrington's letter and handed it to Mr.Ratcliffe.
"Here is such an example which has come to my knowledge very lately.