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Did you ever tell him the strong, instinctive motive?
'The instinctive want of faith, and clutching at a sin to keep myself from sinking,' said she bitterly.No!How could I? To put myself to rights in his good opinion, was I to tell him of the secrets of our family?Fred's last words had been to enjoin me to keep his visit a secret from all. I could bear the shame—I thought I could at least. I did bear it.

“Margaret was often left alone. Then her thoughts went back to Milton, with a strange sense of the contrast between the life there, and here. She was getting surfeited of the eventless ease in which no struggle or endeavour was required. She was afraid lest she should even become sleepily deadened into forgetfulness of anything beyond the life which was lapping her round with luxury.”

Jealousy does not look well on mr Thornton