"No, he would not. The truth is, Camilla, you interfered with Bella first."
"Mamma, how dare you say so!"
"You did, my dear. And these are the consequences."
"And you mean to say that she is to be Mrs. Gibson?"
"I say nothing about that. But I do not see why they shouldn't be married if their hearts are inclined to each other."
"I will die first!"
"Your dying has nothing to do with it, Camilla."
"And I will kill her!"
"If you speak to me again in that way I will write to your uncle at Gloucester. I have done the best I could for you both, and I will not bear such treatment."
"And how am I treated?"