“You, resent his self-will!” she exclaimed. “ You , injured by his haughty temper! You , who opposed to both, when your hair was grey, the qualities which made both when you gave him birth! You , who from his cradle reared him to be what he was, and stunted what he should have been! Are you rewarded, now , for your years of trouble?”

“Oh, Miss Dartle, shame! Oh cruel!”