On attaining her twenty-fifth year, each one had shown rapid symptoms of the disease, and had lingered but a few weeks.

Sibylla was only one-and-twenty yet; but Dr.West fancied he saw, or said he saw, grounds for fear.

It was known of what value a sea-voyage was in these constitutions; hence his consent to the departure of Sibylla.

Such was the explanation of Dr.
West.
"I wonder whether the stated 'fear of consumption' has been called up by himself for the occasion ?" was the thought that crossed the mind of Decima Verner.

Decima did not believe in Dr.West.
Verner's Pride, like the rest, had been taken by surprise.