The little girl was, it appeared, capable of knowing that certain things she did not like were yet for her good, and of respecting the persons who were to her rather a stern providence.

Her extreme sorrow for giving pain was also to be noted, and the fact that she had realized the work that was before her in life.

All these things sank deeply into Miss Davis's mind, and made her feel far more interested in Hetty than she had ever felt before.
But Hetty did not know anything of all this.

She saw Miss Davis precise and cold-looking as ever, going through the day's routine as if the events of that memorable evening had never happened; and she thought that everything was just as it had been before, except that Mark had quarrelled with her and would scarcely speak to her.

She felt this a heavy trial, and but for occasional visits to Mrs.Kane and Scamp would have found it harder than she could bear..