But yet the truth was forced out of her when this question was asked so suddenly.

"Not to lecture you, Lucy," she said at last.
"Well, to preach to me, or to talk to me, or to give me a lesson; to say something that shall drive me to put my back up against Lord Lufton ?" "To caution you, dearest.

Had you heard what she said, you would hardly have felt angry with Lady Lufton." "Well, to caution me.

It is such a pleasant thing for a girl to be cautioned against falling in love with a gentleman, especially when the gentleman is very rich, and a lord, and all that sort of thing!" "Nobody for a moment attributes anything wrong to you, Lucy." "Anything wrong--no.

I don't know whether it would be anything wrong, even if I were to fall in love with him.