How anxious you all must have felt!" "It seems as if half the family were gone.

But how long does Ida's mother mean to keep her ?" "Perhaps six months." "But," said Jack, his suspicions returning, "I have been told that Ida has twice called at a baker's shop in this city, and when asked what her name was, answered, Ida Hardwick.

You don't mean to say that you pretend to be her mother." "Yes, I do," replied Peg, calmly.

"I didn't mean to tell you, but as you've found out, I won't deny it." "It's a lie," said Jack.

"She isn't your daughter." "Young man," said Peg, with wonderful self-command, "you are exciting yourself to no purpose.