And if I had chosen, I could have could have h m m.'
Miss Stanbury, as she hesitated for words in which to complete her
sentence, revelled in the strength of the vituperation which she could
have poured upon her niece's head, had she chosen to write her last
letter about Colonel Osborne in her severe strain.
'If you have written kindly to her, I am so much obliged to you,' said
Dorothy.
'The truth is, Priscilla has meant to be right. Meaning won't go for
much when the account is taken, unless the meaning comes from a proper
source. But the poor girl has done as well as she has known how. I
believe it is Hugh's fault more than anybody else's.' This accusation
was not pleasant to Dorothy, but she was too intent just now on
Priscilla's case to defend her brother, 'That man never ought to have
been there; and that woman never ought to have been there. There cannot
be a doubt about that. If Priscilla were sitting there opposite to me,
she would own as much. I am sure she would.' Miss Stanbury was quite
right if she meant to assert that Priscilla had owned as much to
herself.
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