"She _is_ your mother. James Helstone was _my_ husband. I say you are _mine_. I have proved it. I thought perhaps you were all his, which would have been a cruel dispensation for me. I find it is _not_ so. God permitted me to be the parent of my child's mind. It belongs to me; it is my property--my _right_. These features are James's own. He had a fine face when he was young, and not altered by error. 
"She is your mother. James Helstone was my husband. I say you are mine. I thought perhaps you were all his, which would have been cruel. But God permitted me to be the parent of my child's mind. These features are James's; he had a fine face when he was young. 