He was an only child, and I always suppose his father must have been very unkind to him--and that they quarrelled.
At any rate, he quite dropped the name, and never would let me speak of it.

My mother had hardly any relations either--only one sister who married and went to Barbadoes.

So our old name was very soon forgotten.
And please"-- she looked up appealingly--"now that I have told you, will you forget it too?
It always seemed to hurt papa to hear it, and I never could bear to do--or say--anything that gave him pain." She spoke with a sweet seriousness.

Mrs.Colwood, who had been conscious of a slight shock of puzzled recollection, gave an answer which evidently pleased Diana, for the girl held out her hand and pressed that of her companion; then they carried the box to its place, and were leaving the room, when suddenly Diana, with a joyous exclamation, pounced on a book which was lying on the floor, tumbled among a dozen others recently unpacked.
"Mr.Marsham's Rossetti! I _am_ glad.

Now I can face him!" She looked up all smiles.
"Do you know that I am going to take you to a party next week ?--to the Marshams?
They live near here--at Tallyn Hall.