She is young; she is beautiful; she possesses all earthly seductions. Well, she is a monster, who, at twenty-five years of age, has been guilty of as many crimes as you could read of in a year in the archives of our tribunals. Her voice prejudices her hearers in her favor; her beauty serves as a bait to her victims; her body even pays what she promises--I must do her that justice. She will try to seduce you, perhaps she will try to kill you. I have extricated you from misery, Felton; I have caused you to be named lieutenant; I once saved your life, you know on what occasion. I am for you not only a protector, but a friend; not only a benefactor, but a father. This woman has come back again into England for the purpose of conspiring against my life.
«Maintenant, dit le baron, regardez cette femme: elle est jeune, elle est belle, elle a toutes les séductions de la terre, eh bien, c'est un monstre qui, à vingt-cinq ans, s'est rendu coupable d'autant de crimes que vous pouvez en lire en un an dans les archives de nos tribunaux; sa voix prévient en sa faveur, sa beauté sert d'appât aux victimes, son corps même paye ce qu'elle a promis, c'est une justice à lui rendre; elle essayera de vous séduire, peut-être même essayera-t-elle de vous tuer.