After what seemed a long time, Flora came out, and hastened to the nursery, giving her intelligence on the way.
"Better than could be hoped, he walked alone into the room, and was quite calm and composed.

Oh! if this will not hurt him, if the seeing baby was but over!" "Does he want her ?" "Yes, he would have come up here himself, but I would not let him.
Nurse, do you hear?
Papa wants baby; let me have her." "Bless me, Miss Flora, you can't hold her while you are all of a tremble! And he has been to Miss Margaret ?" "Yes, nurse, and he was only rather stiff and lame." "Did Margaret seem to know him ?" said Ethel.
"She just answered in that dreamy way when he spoke to her.

He says he thinks it is as Mr.Ward believes, and that she will soon come to herself.

He is quite able to consider--" "And he knows all ?" "I am sure he does.

He desired to see baby, and he wants you, nurse.
Only mind you command yourself--don't say a word you can help--do nothing to agitate him." Nurse promised, but the tears came so fast, and sobs with them, as she approached her master's room, that Flora saw no composure could be expected from her; and taking the infant from her, carried it in, leaving the door open for her to follow when wanted.