Any disquietude consciously due to the idea that Deronda's deepest care might be for something remote not only from herself but even from his friendship for her brother, she would have checked with rebuking questions:--What was she but one who had shared his generous kindness with many others? 
If she had felt any unease that Deronda's deepest care might not be for her, nor even for her brother, she would have rebuked herself