27/33 And I will forthwith write to Mr.Mallard." "Thank you." There was no further talk between them. Mrs.Lessingham sat down to write. With the note-paper before her, and the pen in hand, she was a long time before she began; she propped her forehead, and seemed lost in reflection. Cecily, who stood by the window, glanced towards her several times, and in the end went to her own room. |