As soon as I am settled, you and Anna must come and have tea with me, and I must introduce you to the Kestons.

Now, mother dear, say something comforting to a fellow;" and then Mrs.Herrick smiled faintly.

She loved her son far too well to hurt him by her reproaches; in her secret heart she strongly disapproved of the step he was taking, but she was a sensible woman, and knew that it was no good crying over spilt milk.
At eight-and-twenty a man may refuse with some show of reason to be attached to his mother's leading-strings, and may also be permitted to strike out new paths for himself.

Nevertheless, for many a long day Mrs.Herrick carried a heavy heart, and only her adopted daughter guessed how sorely Malcolm was missed by his mother..