She wants to be within reach of the same music-teacher who taught the girls at Miss Parkham's school.

She says if Lucy will come it will reduce the expenses and they can both have the benefit of the tuition.

At first Lucy did not want to go at all, now she insists, and, strange to say, Martha encourages her." "Martha wants her to leave ?" he asked in surprise.
"She says so." The doctor's face assumed a puzzled expression.

He could account for Lucy's wanting the freedom and novelty of the change, but that Martha should be willing to part with her bairn for the winter mystified him.
He knew nothing of the flirtation, of course, and its effect on the old nurse, and could not, therefore, understand Martha's delight in Lucy's and Bart's separation.
"You will be very lonely," he said, and a certain tender tone developed in his voice.
"Yes, dreadfully so, but I would not mind if I thought it was for her good.

But I don't think so.