theeagernesswithwhichtheylookedforwardtoitscompletion;thereverencewhichtheypaidtheministerwhoinitiatedthemintothatsecretTruth，nowknownonlytoafew，butpresentlytoreignovertheworld。Surethereisnoboundtothetrustingnessofwomen。
LookatArriaworshippingthedrunkenclodpateofahusbandwhobeatsher;lookatCorneliatreasuringasajewelinhermaternalhearttheoafherson;IhaveknownawomanpreachJesuit\'sbark，andafterwardsDr。Berkeley\'star—water，asthoughtoswallowthemwereadivinedecree，andtorefusethemnobetterthanblasphemy。
OnhisreturnfromFranceColonelEsmondputhimselfattheheadofthislittleknotoffondconspirators。Nodeathortortureheknewwouldfrightenthemoutoftheirconstancy。WhenhedetailedhisplanforbringingtheKingback，hiseldermistressthoughtthatthatRestorationwastobeattributedunderheaventotheCastlewoodfamilyandtoitschief，andsheworshippedandlovedEsmond，ifthatcouldbe，morethanevershehaddone。Shedoubtednotforonemomentofthesuccessofhisscheme，tomistrustwhichwouldhaveseemedimpiousinhereyes。AndasforBeatrix，whenshebecameacquaintedwiththeplan，andjoinedit，asshedidwithallherheart，shegaveEsmondoneofhersearchingbrightlooks。
\"Ah，Harry，\"saysshe，\"whywereyounottheheadofourhouse？
Youaretheonlyonefittoraiseit;whydoyougivethatsillyboythenameandthehonor？But\'tissointheworld;thosegettheprizethatdon\'tdeserveorcareforit。IwishIcouldgiveyouYOURsillyprize，cousin，butIcan\'t;Ihavetried，andI