Waymark could not but still think of her very much in the old light, and she wished to prove to him how completely she was changed.

The simple act of making tea for him when he came to see her had been a pleasure; it was domestic and womanly, and she had often glanced at his face to see whether he noticed it at all.

Then the fact of Harriet's being an invalid would give her many opportunities for showing that she could be gentle and patient and serviceable.

Casti would observe these things, and doubtless would speak of them to Waymark.

Thinking in this way, Ida became all eagerness for the new friendship.