Once away from you, all time will seem to me a long, dark night." It so happened that the farmer and his men were at work in a field quite on the other side of Knutsford.

Dora and Lillian were intent, the one upon a box of books newly arrived, the other upon a picture; so Beatrice had every day many hours at her disposal.

She spent them all with Hugh, whose love seemed to increase with every moment.
Hugh was to leave Seabay on Thursday, and on Wednesday evening he lingered by her side as though he could not part with her.

To do Hugh Fernely justice, he loved Beatrice for herself.

Had she been a penniless beggar he would have loved her just the same.