CHAPTER V.
A LAND OF TWILIGHT It happened that Mrs.Jarmey, the landlady of the house in which the sisters lived, had business in the neighbourhood of the 'Prince Albert,' and chanced to exchange a word with an acquaintance who had just come away after hearing Thyrza sing.

Returning home, she found Lydia at the door, anxiously and impatiently waiting for Thyrza's appearance.

The news, of course, was at once communicated, with moral reflections, wherein Mrs.Jarmey excelled.

Not five minutes later, and whilst the two were still talking in the passage, the front door opened, and Thyrza came in.

Lydia turned and went upstairs.
Thyrza, entering the room, sought her sister's face; it had an angry look.