Mr.Crawley, she knew, would not hear of it, even if other things were fitting and appliances were at command.

Indeed Mrs.Crawley at once said that she felt herself unfit to go through such a ceremony with anything like comfort.

The dean, she said, would talk of their going to stay at the deanery; but she thought it quite impossible that either of them should endure even that.

But, all the same, Lady Lufton was a comfort to her; and the poor woman felt that it was well to have a lady near her in case of need.
The task was much harder with Mr.Crawley, but even with him it was not altogether unsuccessful.

Lady Lufton talked to him of his parish and of her own; made Mark Robarts go to him, and by degrees did something towards civilizing him.