Let her daughters eat from her brother's table and drink of his cup.

They were made welcome to do so from the heart.

For her there was no such welcome as that at the Great House,--nor at any other house, or any other table! "Mamma will stay at home to eat the peas." And then she repeated to herself the words which Lily had spoken, sitting there, leaning with her elbow on her knee, and her head upon her hand.
"Please, ma'am, cook says, can we have the peas to shell ?" and then her reverie was broken.
Whereupon Mrs Dale got up and gave over her basket.

"Cook knows that the young ladies are going to dine at the Great House ?" "Yes, ma'am." "She needn't mind getting dinner for me.

I will have tea early." And so, after all, Mrs Dale did not perform that special duty appointed for her.
But she soon set herself to work upon another duty.