"I seem to know the house, and everything and everybody about it.

Nora is such a splendid correspondent, you see." "Well, dear child, we hope the days you spend here will always be a very bright spot in your life," said Mrs.Gwynne as they entered the living room.
The next few days saw the beginning of the realisation of that hope, for of all the bright spots in Jane's life none shone with a brighter and more certain lustre than the days of her visit to Lakeside Farm..