"I am so grieved."
"It will, of course, affect you also, Mrs. Drayton. It seems very hard upon both of you."
"And my sister is giving up that money; Paul Lyons cannot bear her having it."
"I have made up my mind. I am going to ask you a great favour, Mrs. Drayton."
"Pray do not," said Margaret, much distressed, and turning rosy red.
"Why?" he asked, astonished, and very much offended with her.
"We had better ... do let us remain friends," she said, pleadingly.
"What else do I want?" he asked, very much astonished at her changing colour.
"Oh," said Margaret, drawing a long breath and speaking with evident relief; "of course I will do anything for you."
He looked suspiciously at her.