It was Mrs.Ormonde who wrote, and in words which made Lydia feel very happy.

With the exception of a line once or twice from Mary Bower, she had never received a letter in her life; she was very proud of the honour.

Gilbert had just come home for breakfast, and all rejoiced over the news of Thyrza.
It was hard for Lydia to sit through her morning at the workroom.
Thyrza was to be at home by twelve o'clock.

As soon as the dinner-hour struck, Lydia flung her work aside, and was in Walnut Tree Walk in less time than it had ever before taken her.

Instinct told her that the child would be waiting upstairs alone, and not in the Grails' room.