My eye skimmed its pages in search of that charmed name.

With a peevish feeling I tossed the sheet upon the table.

Inwardly I thought how ill-natured and unwomanly it was.
After a time, however, I read it, and found the letter very good-natured.
She had received a note from papa.

He had 'had the impudence to forgive _her_ for _his_ impertinence.' But for my sake she meant, notwithstanding this aggravation, really to pardon him; and whenever she had a disengaged week, to accept his invitation to Knowl, from whence she was resolved to whisk me off to London, where, though I was too young to be presented at Court and come out, I might yet--besides having the best masters and a good excuse for getting rid of Medusa--see a great deal that would amuse and surprise me.
'Great news, I suppose, from Lady Knollys ?' said Madame, who always knew who in the house received letters by the post, and by an intuition from whom they came.
'Two letters--you and your papa.

She is quite well, I hope ?' 'Quite well, thank you, Madame.' Some fishing questions, dropped from time to time, fared no better.