But she did not admit to herself that such a visit would be intolerable if his whole time were devoted to Griselda Grantly.
She neither admitted it, nor thought it; but nevertheless, in a strange unconscious way, such a feeling did find entrance in her bosom.

And then the Christmas holidays passed away.

How much of this enjoyment fell to her share, and how much of this suffering she endured, we will not attempt accurately to describe.

Miss Grantly remained at Framley Court up to Twelfth Night, and the Robartses also spent most of the season at the house.

Lady Lufton, no doubt, had hoped that everything might have been arranged on this occasion in accordance with her wishes, but such had not been the case.