"He, at any rate, is left to me," she said.

Lucy and the Fawn girls went to evening church, and afterwards Lizzie came down among them when they were at tea.

Before she went to bed Lizzie declared her intention of returning to her own house in Mount Street on the following day.

To this Lady Fawn of course made no objection.
On the next morning there came an event which robbed Lizzie's departure of some of the importance which might otherwise have been attached to it.

The post-office, with that accuracy in the performance of its duties for which it is conspicuous among all offices, caused Lucy's letter to be delivered to her while the members of the family were sitting round the breakfast table.
Lizzie, indeed, was not there.