Doctor Arbuthnot prescribed a tonic for her; and now and again, as in the matter of the peaches and now of the trout, they set themselves to procure some delicacy for her.

But she made no real improvement; and the empty country life was poisoning the springs of her being.
Sir James had expected to be annoyed frequently by the sight and sound of the Twins on the bank of the stream.

To his pleased surprise he neither saw nor heard them.

For the most part they fished in the early morning and brought their catch home to tempt their mother's appetite at breakfast.

But if they did fish in the evening, one or the other acted as scout, watching Sir James' movements; and they kept out of his sight.