Alice had told Miss Palliser that steps ought to be taken, whatever might be their cost, to save Lady Glencora from the peril of a visit to Monkshade. To this Miss Palliser had assented, and, when she left Alice, was determined to tell Mr. Palliser the whole story. But when the time for doing so had come, her courage failed her. She could not find words in which to warn the husband that his wife would not be safe in the company of her old lover. The task with Lady Glencora herself, bad as that would be, might be easier, and this task she at last undertook,--not without success.

Alice had told Miss Palliser that steps ought to be taken to save Lady Glencora from the peril of a visit to Monkshade. Miss Palliser had agreed, and, when she left Alice, was determined to tell Mr. Palliser. But her courage failed her. She could not find words in which to warn the husband that his wife would not be safe in the company of her old lover. However, she managed to speak to Lady Glencora herself.
