“Then as to Margaret,” he went on in a moment. “I understand you had intended to dismiss her from the convent?”
Ralph bowed.
“And where do you suggest that she should go?”
“She must go home,” said Ralph.
“To Overfield?”
Ralph assented.
“Then I will not receive her,” said Sir James.
Mary started up.
“Nor will Mary receive her,” he added, half turning towards her.
Mary Maxwell sat back at once. She thought she understood what he meant now.