‘Your father will not hear of it.  He dislikes them especially.’

’And I dislike the Melmottes.  I dislike the Primeros of course, but they are not so bad as the Melmottes.  That would be dreadful.’

‘You must judge for yourself; Georgiana.’

‘It is that,—­or staying here?’

‘I think so, my dear.’

’If papa chooses I don’t know why I am to mind.  It will be awfully disagreeable,—­absolutely disgusting!’

‘She seemed to be very quiet.’

’Pooh, mamma!  Quiet!  She was quiet here because she was afraid of us.  She isn’t yet used to be with people like us.  She’ll get over that if I’m in the house with her.  And then...