And yet I have liked it! And now that I am probably to be with her all the while that her son is away, I look forward to more with a resignation that I don't quite know what to make of." "It is settled, then, that you are to remain with your cousin ?" "It depends upon their writing from home that I may stay.

But that is probable.

Only I must not forget," she said, rising, "that the ground for my doing so is that she be not left alone." "I am glad to know," said Rowland, "that I shall probably often hear about you.

I assure you I shall often think about you!" These words were half impulsive, half deliberate.

They were the simple truth, and he had asked himself why he should not tell her the truth.