human
Why does he come so stealthily? _death_ comes so, to the young and beautiful. My poor sister died in Naples. No one knew there was danger the day before she was sent away there, despaired of. Well may I say the angel of death--beautiful, insidious--that's the way they come--stealthily, mysterious--when I saw his handsome face about here--I shuddered--in the twilight--in the dark.
gpt
You had better speak to my cousin, Miss Sheckleton. It is she who receives Mr. Verney when he comes. She has known him longer than I; at least, made his acquaintance earlier, said the young lady.
human
I don't, I confess, understand what you mean. I've been trying, and I can't; perhaps _she_ will?
gpt
I must say this; it is on my mind, said the old woman, without letting her hand go.
human
There is something horrible in the future. You do not know the Verneys. They are a _cruel_ race. It would be better to suffer an evil spirit into the house. Poor young lady! To be another _innocent victim_! Break it off--expel him! Shut out, if you can, his face from your thoughts and memory. It is one who knows them well who warns you. It will not come to good.