The whole family were duly impressed and re-impressed with her importance.

No queen could be made more of.

Evelyn mistook it all for pure kindness, and returned the hospitality with an affection that extended to the whole family, but particularly to the two little girls, and a beautiful black spaniel.

Her dresses came down from London; her abigail arrived; the buhl wardrobe was duly filled,--and Evelyn at last learned that it is a fine thing to be rich.

An account of all these proceedings was forwarded to Lady Vargrave, in a long and most complacent letter, by the rector himself.
The answer was short, but it contented the excellent clergyman; for it approved of all he had done, and begged that Miss Cameron might have everything that seemed proper to her station.
By the same post came two letters to Evelyn herself,--one from Lady Vargrave, one from the curate.