derisively
'Why, this is more like yourself, my lord,' retorted Lady Lake,
derisively. 'Having thrown aside the mask, you will be spared the
necessity of further subterfuge. The Countess, doubtless, will imitate
your example, lay aside her feigned insensibility, and defy us. She need
be under no apprehension; since she has your own warrant that we can
prove nothing.'
