CHAPTER XI.
ON the next morning, only Mrs.Darlington met her boarders at the breakfast-table, when she announced to them that she had concluded to close her present business, and seek some new mode of sustaining her family; at the same time, desiring each one to find another home as early as possible.
At the close of the third day after this, Mrs.Darlington sat down to her evening meal with only her children gathered at the table.

A subdued and tranquil spirit pervaded each bosom, even though a dark veil was drawn against the future.

To a long and troubled excitement there had succeeded a calm.

It was good to be once more alone, and they felt this.

"Through what a scene of trial, disorder, and suffering have we passed!" said Edith.