"You must find a way to reconcile both duties.

I shall not take an alternative." But after that he said no more and only applied himself to soothing Daisy; till she sat drooping in his arms, but still and calm.

She started when the sound of steps and voices came upon the verandah.
"Papa, may I go ?" He let her go, and watched her measured steps through the long room, to the door, and heard the bound they made as soon as she was outside of it.

He rang the bell and ordered June to be called.
She came.
"June," said Mr.Randolph, "I think Daisy wants to be taken care of to-day--I wish you would not lose sight of her." June courtesied her obedience.
A few minutes afterwards her noiseless steps entered Daisy's room.
June's footfall was never heard about the house.

As noiseless as a shadow she came into a room; as stealthily as a dark shadow she went out.