I never heard so many gracious sentiments in so short a time.
Miss Willoughby's residence was but a short distance from the station at Waterton; and as she thought it entirely unnecessary to take a cab, I attended to her baggage, and offered to walk with her to her home and carry her little bag.

I was about to leave her at the door, but this she positively forbade.

I must step in for a minute or two to see her mother and her aunt They had heard of me, and would never forgive her if she let me go without their seeing me.

As the door opened immediately, we went in.
Miss Willoughby's mother and aunt were two most charming elderly ladies, immaculately dainty in their dress, cordial of manner, bright of eye, and diminutive of hand, producing the impression of gentle goodness set off by soft white muslin, folded tenderly.
They had heard of me.

In the few days in which I had been with the Larramies, Miss Willoughby had written of me.