Before, you were his father's ward, and under his father's care; now you are a young lady on your own account.

You must see that the position is changed greatly, and that what was quite right and proper before would not be at all right and proper now." Millicent shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh, if Mark wishes to be distant and stiff he can certainly do so if he likes it.

It makes no matter to me." "That is not at all fair, Millicent, and very unlike yourself.

Had not Mark suggested his going to another inn, I should have suggested it myself." "Oh, yes; no doubt it is better," Millicent said carelessly.

"He has several friends in town, and of course we cannot expect him to be devoting himself to us." Mrs.Cunningham raised her eyebrows slightly, but made no answer.
Millicent was seldom wayward, but at present things had gone very hardly with her, and her friend felt that it would be better to leave her entirely to herself until her humor changed.