Her mother worked like a servant for her in smartening her up, and tidying her old dresses, of which one would think that she had a stock to last for many years.

And thus, with everybody sympathizing with her, and everybody helping her, Lillie subsided into enacting the part of a patient, persecuted saint.

She was touchingly resigned, and wore an air of pleasing melancholy.

John had asked her pardon for all the hasty words he said to her in the terrible interview; and she had forgiven him with edifying meekness.

"Of course," she remarked to her mother, "she knew he would be sorry for the way he had spoken to her; and she was very glad that he had the grace to confess it." So life went on and on with John.