He came to her everyday after leaving his office, and on one excuse or another remained with her till late every evening.
He was not a little surprised one morning on receiving Mrs.
Woodward's invitation to Hampton.

Mrs.Woodward in writing had had some difficulty in wording her request.

She hardly liked asking Charley to come because Katie was ill; nor did she like to ask him without mentioning Katie's illness.

'I need not explain to you,' she said in her note, 'that we are all in great distress; poor Katie is very ill, and you will understand what we must feel about Alaric and Gertrude.

Harry is still at Normansgrove.
We shall all be glad to see you, and Katie, who never forgets what you did for her, insists on my asking you at once.