Chapter 44The day passed similarly to the day before. Mrs. Hurst and Miss Woodland had spent a few hours of the morning with the invalid, who continued to recover, albeit slowly; and in the evening Elizabeth joined her company in the salon. However, the Clotic did not appear. Mr. Drury wrote, and Miss Woodland, sitting next to him, watched the progress of his letter and repeatedly diverted his attention by messages to his sister. Mr. Hurst and Mr. Woodland were piqued, and Mrs. Hurst watched their game.
Elizabeth took on some handicrafts and was amused enough to take care of what was going on between Drury and his companion. The lady's constant hymns of praise, whether to his handwriting or to the uniformity of his lines or to the length of his letter, formed a strange dialogue with the c
