‘I hope you like your home. Is not the prospect a lovely one?’
‘Yes; but I was thinking at that moment of Emily. I suppose I must accustom myself to call her by her Christian name. She is my cousin, and we are going to live together. But, by the way, she cannot stay here alone. I hope—I may trust that you will remain with her?’
Mrs. Bentley turned her face towards him; he noticed the look of pleasure that had passed into it.
‘Thank you; it is very good of you. I shall be glad to remain with Emily as long as she cares for my society. It is needless to say I shall do my best to deserve your approval.’
[drawing] “They dined at the Café Royal.”
Her voice fell, and he heard her sigh, and in his happiness it seemed to him to be a pity that he should find unhappiness in others.
They went in
