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At length the hour came, and she lost no time in opening
the matter at full length, suppressing, at the same time, her own
apprehensions of Alice's consent, and her dread of the rivalry on the
part of O'Connor.
"Well," said she, "I have seen these people; I have called upon them, as
you all know; and, as I said, I have seen them."
"To very little purpose, I am afraid," said her husband; "I don't like
your commencement of the report."
"I suppose not," she replied; "but, thank God, it is neither your liking
nor disliking that we regard, Lindsay. I have seen them, Harry; and I am
glad to say that they are civil people."
"Is it only now you found that out?" asked her husband; "why, they never
were anything else, Jenny."
"Well, really," said she, "I shall be forced to ask you to leave the
room if you proceed at this rate. Children, will you protect me from the
interruption and the studied insults of this man?"
"Father," said Charles, "for Heaven's sake will you allow her to state
the result of her visit? We are all very anxious to hear it; none more
so than I.


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