" She shrunk and shivered under Mr. Gowran's
eloquence, and almost repented of her zeal. But women, perhaps, feel less
repugnance than men do at using ignoble assistance in the achievement of
good purposes. Though Mrs. Hittaway shrunk and shivered under the strong
action with which Mr. Gowran garnished his strong words, still she was
sure of the excellence of her purpose; and believing that useful aid might
still be obtained from Andy Gowran, and perhaps prudently anxious to get
value in return for the cost of the journey up from Ayrshire, she made the
man promise to return to her on the following morning.
CHAPTER LX
LET IT BE AS THOUGH IT HAD NEVER BEEN
Between her son, and her married daughter, and Lucy Morris, poor Lady
Fawn's life had become a burthen to her. Everything was astray, and there
was no happiness or tranquillity at Fawn Court. Of all simply human
creeds, the strongest existing creed for the present in the minds of the
Fawn ladies was that which had reference to the general iniquity of Lizzie
Eustace. She had been the cause of all these sorrows, and she was hated so
much the more because she had not been proved to be iniquitous before all
the world.
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