13/23 Carmina's head drooped: she looked down. Miss Minerva attentively observed Mrs. "Why am I invited to hear what she has to say about her son ?" was the question which occurred to the governess. "Is she afraid that Carmina might tell me about it, if I was not let into the family secrets ?" Admirably reasoned, and correctly guessed! Mrs.Gallilee had latterly observed that the governess was insinuating herself into the confidence of her niece--that is to say, into the confidence of a young lady, whose father was generally reported to have died in possession of a handsome fortune. Personal influence, once obtained over an heiress, is not infrequently misused. |