thus unexpectedly charmed by mrs. grayson , after no more than ten minutes discourse i found that i had made the decision to tell her of the barrs unhappy circumstances quite frankly , and without any other thought in my head , than the conviction that if she could help them in any way , she would be more than eager to do so ; any attempt to manipulate her into doing as i wished , would have been both unnecessary , and an insult to her character .