Mrs.Richardson had been several times to the Manor House, she wrote, and had evidently taken a fancy to Leah.

A few days later there was still more satisfactory news.
"It is all arranged," she wrote triumphantly.

"Mrs.Richardson has engaged Miss Jacobi as a travelling companion, and will pay her a handsome salary.

They are to leave England in about ten days' time.
Mrs.Godfrey says that she and the Colonel will be quite sorry to lose their guest--Miss Jacobi is so gentle and affectionate that they have both grown fond of her; and Mrs.Godfrey predicts that Mrs.Richardson will never part with her." Malcolm paid his second visit to Oxford soon after the receipt of this letter.

Dinah was delighted to see him, and to hear that he intended to spend a quiet Sunday with them.
"I was just going to write to you," she said, when the first greetings had passed between them.