Mr. Thornton has never respected me since."
"He respects you, I am sure," said Mr. Bell. "To be sure it accounts a little for----. But he always speaks of you with regard and esteem, though now I understand certain reservations in his manner."
Margaret did not speak; did not attend to what Mr. Bell had to say; lost all sense of it. By-and-by she said:
"Will you tell me what you refer to about 'reservations' in his manner of speaking to me?"

Mr. Thornton has never respected me since.'
'He respects you, I am sure,' said Mr. Bell. 'To be sure, it accounts a little for- But he always speaks of you with regard and esteem, though now I understand certain reservations in his manner.'
Margaret did not speak. By-and-by she said:
'Will you tell me what you mean by "reservations" ?'
