Scarcely was she pronounced out of danger by the end of March.

But after that she recovered strength.
May saw her at Wanley once more.

She had become impatient to return.

The Parliamentary elections were very near at hand, and Mutimer almost lived in Belwick; it seemed to Adela that duty required her to be near him, as well as to supply his absence from New Wanley as much as was possible.
She was still only the ghost of her former self, but disease no longer threatened her, and activity alone could completely restore her health.
She was anxious to recommence her studies, to resume her readings to the children; and she desired to see Mr.Wyvern.She understood by this time why he had chosen Andersen's Tales for her readings; of many other things which he had said, causing her doubt, the meaning was now clear enough to her.

She had so much to talk of with the vicar, so many questions to put to him, not a few of a kind that would--she thought--surprise and trouble him.