I feel so confident myself that I want some one to speak on the other side.

He'll have to make inquiries, of course .-- Where's mother ?" The question was answered by Mrs.Warburton herself, who at that moment came forth from the house; a tall, graceful woman, prematurely white-headed, and enfeebled by ill-health.

Between her and Jane there was little resemblance of feature; Will, on the other hand, had inherited her oval face, arched brows and sensitive mouth.

Emotion had touched her cheek with the faintest glow, but ordinarily it was pale as her hand.

Nothing, however, of the invalid declared itself in her tone or language; the voice, soft and musical, might have been that of a young woman, and its vivacity was only less than that which marked the speech of her son.
"Come and look at the orange lilies," were her first words, after the greeting.