6/7 At one moment she felt angry with him; at another she felt angry with herself. Observing that her daughter was in tears, and feeling sincerely distressed by the discovery, she was eager to administer consolation. "Make your mind easy, my dear, if you have any doubt about Herbert's movements when he is away from home. I followed him myself the day before yesterday when he went out. A long walk for an old woman--but I can assure you that he does really go to the farm." Implicitly trusting her husband--and rightly trusting him--Linley's wife replied by a look which Mrs.Presty received in silent indignation. |