“This man had a commission in the army⁠—a commission, purchased with my money, and his sister’s misery! This was the man who had been foremost in the plot to ensnare me, and grasp my wealth. This was the man who had been the main instrument in forcing his sister to wed me; well knowing that her heart was given to that puling boy. Due to

his

uniform! The livery of his degradation! I turned my eyes upon him⁠—I could not help it⁠—but I spoke not a word.