Chapter 127
- "Has the lady of the house not deigned to come down and eat with us?" Marina inquired with irony, as they served dinner to her and her brother.
- "Mrs. Roshene requested to have her dinner brought up to her room," Nana Abigail replied in her usual conciliatory voice.
- "Lady? That word is far too grand for that woman, she's an opportunist, that's the best word to describe her."