Well, poor Ada! It hadn't gone too deep, happily, and I
opened her eyes in time to hinder any demonstration that could have
left pain and shame--at least, I think so; but poor Ada has had too
many little fits for one to have told much more than another. I
believe Phyl did tell Harry that he meant Ada, but she let herself be
convinced to the contrary; and the only objection I have to it is his
having taken that appointment at Auckland, and carried her out of reach
of any of us. However, it was better for Rotherwood, and when she was
gone, and his occupation over with our dear Claude, his mother was
always at him to let her see him married before she died. And so he
let her have her way. No, don't look concerned. Lady Rotherwood is an
excellent, good woman, just the wife for him, and he knows it, and does
as she tells him most faithfully and gratefully. They are pattern-folk
from top to toe, and so is the boy. But the girl! He would have his
way, and named her Phyllis--Fly he calls her. She is a little skittish
elf--Rotherwood himself all over; and doesn't he worship her! and
doesn't he think it a holiday to carry her off to play pranks with!
and isn't he happy to get amongst a good lot of us, and be his old self
again!'
CHAPTER VIII
MY PERSECUTED UNCLE
Dolores was allowed to go to Casement Cottage on Sunday. It was always
rather an awful thing to her to get through the paddock when the
farmer's cattle turned out there.
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