The expense of living was not great at Priory Leas, and Mr MacMichael was willing to bear that, if only to test the influences of the water and climate upon strangers.
Although it was not by any means the best season for the experiment, it was yet thoroughly successful with the pale rheumatic mother of six, whom Willie first sent home to his father's care.

She returned to her children at Christmas, comparatively a hale woman, capable of making them and everybody about her twice as happy as before.

Another as nearly like her in bodily condition and circumstances as he could find, took her place,--with a like result; and before long the healing that hovered about Priory Leas began to be known and talked of amongst the professors of the college, and the medical men of the city..