"Oh, my best! oh, my dearest! pause--reflect!" was her mama's cry; but she swept past her in stately silence, passed through the door which Colonel Dent held open, and we heard her enter the library. A comparative silence ensued.
-- Oh! ma chérie, réfléchissez!» s'écria sa mère. Mais Blanche passa silencieusement devant lady Ingram, franchit la porte que le colonel Dent tenait ouverte, et nous l'entendîmes entrer dans la bibliothèque.