But, alas! it was not such a home, she had not such a welcome, as--she checked herself; she was unreasonable.

What right had she to be of importance to her family?
She could have none, so long lost sight of! William's concerns must be dearest, they always had been, and he had every right.

Yet to have so little said or asked about herself, to have scarcely an inquiry made after Mansfield! It did pain her to have Mansfield forgotten; the friends who had done so much--the dear, dear friends! But here, one subject swallowed up all the rest.

Perhaps it must be so.

The destination of the Thrush must be now preeminently interesting.