She seats herself in a large chair by the fast-darkening window and tells them: "In the wicked days, my dears, of King Charles the First--I mean, of course, in the wicked days of the rebels who leagued themselves against that excellent king--Sir Morbury Dedlock was the owner of Chesney Wold. 
She seats herself in a large chair by the fast-darkening window and says:
"In the days of King Charles the First, Sir Morbury Dedlock was the owner of Chesney Wold. 