"Have I tired you, or has your day disappointed you ?" But he was amazed when the girl turned her face to him, for he saw her eyes were full of unshed tears.
"Oh no, it has been perfect--you and your friends have been so good to me, Malcolm.

It will be like a beautiful picture--the river and the studio and the sunset.

But why must pleasant things come to an end ?" And then she sighed, and said half to herself, "There will be no Wood House or Crow's Nest for me;" and Anna's voice was so sad as she said this that Malcolm felt quite a pang of pity cross him.

Why was Anna's life so dull, and his so full of interest?
.