Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis directly oppose it? Premise: She admits to Dorcas, 'I don't know what to do; scandal between husband and wife is a dreadful thing.' At 4 o'clock she has been angry, but completely mistress of herself.  Hypothesis: Dorcas agreed with her comments about scandals between husbands and wives.
She admits to Dorcas, 'I don't know what to do; scandal between husband and wife is a dreadful thing.' At 4 o'clock she has been angry, but completely mistress of herself. ###Dorcas agreed with her comments about scandals between husbands and wives.