Adela again lived almost alone.

Her mother and Letty understood that she preferred this.

Letty had many occupations; before long she hoped to welcome her first child.

The children of New Wanley still came once a week to the Manor; Adela endeavoured to amuse them, to make them thoughtful, but it had become a hard, hard task.

Only with Mr.Wyvern did she occasionally speak without constraint, though not of course without reserve; speech of _that_ kind she feared would never again be possible to her.