Alice could not escape altogether, and therefore was closeted with Lady Midlothian for the best part of an hour. "Did Lady Macleod read to you what I wrote?" the Countess asked.
"Yes,--that is, she gave me the letter to read."
"And I hope you understand me, Alice?"
"Oh, yes, I suppose so."

Alice could not escape altogether, and therefore was closeted with Lady Midlothian for the best part of an hour.
"Did Lady Macleod read to you what I wrote?" the Countess asked.
"Yes."
"And I hope you understand me, Alice?"
"Oh, yes, I suppose so."
