CHAPTER L.
A DAZZLING DAY.
Mrs.Ellsworthy felt very much excited when Miss Egerton left her.

She paced up and down her pretty boudoir, her cheeks were flushed and her pretty eyes bore traces of tears.

Miss Egerton had told the good little lady for the first time the sad story of Daisy's terrible adventure with Mr.Dove.All the poor little child's terror, and her final flight into the country, were graphically described by the good woman.
"She went to find me, little darling, little darling," repeated Mrs.
Ellsworthy, tears running down her cheeks.

"Oh, my dear little girl! to think of her being turned away from my very gates." When Miss Egerton at last took her leave Mrs.Ellsworthy felt too much excited to stay quiet; and when her husband came into the room he found her much perturbed.
"Joseph," she said, running up to him, "I have such a story for you," and then she once again repeated little Daisy's adventure.
"And Joseph," she added, "Miss Egerton and I have quite agreed that you and I are to educate the girls; and, Joseph, the dear good creature is resolved that they shall stay with her in town, and that you and I are only to have the pleasure of spending any amount of money on them; but I will not have it.

Joseph, I am resolved that they shall come to us at Shortlands, and have the instructions of the very best governess I can procure for them, and then in the spring the darlings shall come up to town, and have masters for every conceivable sort of accomplishment.