But I'd rather go on living with Mumsy, thank you--Uncle." The designation came after a brief hesitation.

"You see," she added politely, as though fearful that she might have hurt his feelings, "we've always lived together." She flung a glance of almost passionate adoration at her mother, who turned towards the man, smiling a little wistfully.
"You see how it is with her ?" she said.

"She lives by her affections--conversely from her mother, her heart rules her head.

You will be gentle with her, won't you, when the wrench comes ?" "My dear," he said, taking her hand in his and speaking with the quiet solemnity of a man who vows himself before some holy altar, "I shall never forget that she is your child--the child of the woman I love.".