When first she had watched Katie's extreme misery, and guessed the secret of her child's heart, she had felt something like hard, bitter anger against Charley.

But by degrees this feeling softened down.

It was by no means natural to her, nor akin to her usual tenderness.
After all, the fault hitherto was probably more her own than his.
Mrs.Richards was sent back to town.

She was thanked for the trouble she had taken, and told that Mr.Norman would do in the matter all that was necessary to be done.

So she took her departure, and Linda returned to the drawing-room.
Unfortunately Captain Cuttwater came in first.