She resolved to follow the clue, and never to rest till she had reached a successful issue.

With the forced calm of a suppressed eagerness, that sends a glow of desire through every word of the following letter, she wrote to her aunt thus.
"Dear Aunt, "Sept.

29th, 1841.
"I have heard nothing of Miss W--- yet since I wrote to her, intimating that I would accept her offer.

I cannot conjecture the reason of this long silence, unless some unforeseen impediment has occurred in concluding the bargain.

Meantime, a plan has been suggested and approved by Mr.and Mrs.--- " (the father and mother of her pupils) "and others, which I wish now to impart to you.