“William was right to have chosen Aunt Grace for refuge. Although surprised, she was entirely practical. Her life was in order, her house clean and neat, her advice would be to the point.”
″‘We’ve eloped,’ Christina said to Aunt Grace. She had not meant to use the silly word, but it had got stuck in her head, and she was too befuddled with cold to catch it before it slipped out.”
″‘Why does he bother now?’ as Aunt Grace quickly put it, her voice full of suspicion.
‘He’s after the money,’ Christina said, having heard it so often before.”