CHAPTER XXXIIIAfter that a somewhat changed life began in the old house, although without any special recognition on the part of the family that change there was. Dora was the centre about which all their plans revolved; never in the days of her arrogant youth and power had she been half so important as she was now in weakness, depression, and dependence. Every servant in the house knew why Mrs. Craig must be guarded and saved, and as the weeks slipped by the news reached the old family friends as well, and won for Craig’s young wife the first spontaneous affection and interest his mother’s circle had ever felt for her.
Dora was established on the big davenport in the library every afternoon at half-past four, and was the heart of the tea group that gathered there, large or small, between
