"Then why didn't he behave as such?" and Mrs. Hurtle again smiled. "Did not you yourself feel that you were rebuked for coming here with me, when he expressed surprise at your journey? Has he authority over you?"
"Of course he has not. What authority could he have?"

"Then why didn't he behave as such?" Mrs. Hurtle again smiled. "Has he authority over you?"
"Of course not. What authority could he have?"
