"She'll do you no harm, I suppose?"
"I'm not so sure of that, Alice. In the first place, one doesn't like to be followed everywhere by a policeman, even though one isn't going to pick a pocket. And then, the devil is so strong within me, that I should like to dodge the policeman. I can fancy a woman being driven to do wrong simply by a desire to show her policeman that she can be too many for him."
"Glencora, you make me so wretched when you talk like that."
"Will you go with me, then, so that I may have a policeman of my own choosing? He asked me if I would mind taking Mrs. Marsham with me in my carriage. So I up and spoke, very boldly, like the proud young porter, and told him I would not; and when he asked why not, I said that I preferred taking a friend of my own,--a young friend, I said, and I then named you or my cousin, Lady Jane. I told him I should bring one or the other."

"She'll do you no harm, I suppose?"
"I'm not so sure, Alice. In the first place, one doesn't like to be followed everywhere by a policeman, even though one isn't going to pick a pocket. And the devil is so strong within me, that I should like to dodge her."
"Glencora, you make me wretched when you talk like that."
"Will you go with me, then, so that I may have a policeman of my own choosing? He asked me if I would take Mrs. Marsham with me in my carriage. So I told him I would not; and when he asked why not, I said that I preferred to take a young friend of my own - and I named you or my cousin, Lady Jane."
