She had no particular wish to be alone with Frank just yet, but the others soon arranged themselves so that the husband and wife were left in a cosey corner of the room.
Lali's heart fluttered a little at first, for the day had been trying, and she was not as strong as she could wish.

Admirably as she had gone through the season, it had worn on her, and her constitution had become sensitive and delicate, while yet strong.

The life had almost refined her too much.

Always on the watch that she should do exactly as Marion or Mrs.Armour, always so sensitive as to what was required of her, always preparing for this very time, now that it had come, and her heart and mind were strong, her body seemed to weaken.

Once or twice during the day she had felt a little faint, but it had passed off, and she had scolded herself.