Completely dominated by her husband Sir Hugh, and without courage to rebel against him. Sister of Lady Ongar.
Clergymen are like women. As long as they're pure, they're a long sight purer than other men; but when they fall, they sink deeper.
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GEROULD, WINIFRED GREGORY;
A GUIDE TO TROLLOPE.
© 1948 Princeton
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1976 renewed PUP
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