On entering the nursery, where she had left him, she was not a little disappointed to find that he was not there.
"It isn't possible that he has gone out!" was her instant mental ejaculation; and she passed quickly into the adjoining chamber to see if he were there.

It was empty.
For some time Mrs.Ellis stood in deep abstraction of mind; then, as a sigh heaved her bosom, she moved from the chamber and went down-stairs.
A glance at the hat-stand confirmed her fears; her husband had left the house.
"Ah, me!" she sighed.

"It is hard to know how to get along with him.

If every thing isn't just to suit his fancy, off he goes.

I might humour him more than I do, but it isn't in me to humour any one.