REVEALS A MYSTERIOUS BUSINESS In the few days which followed, Lady Heyburn's attitude towards Gabrielle became one of marked affection.

She even kissed her in the breakfast-room each morning, called her "dear," and consulted her upon the day's arrangements.
Poor Sir Henry was but a cipher in the household.

He usually took all his meals alone, except dinner, and was very seldom seen, save perhaps when he would come out for an hour or so to walk in the park, led by his daughter, or else, alone, tapping before him with his stout stick.

On such occasions he would wear a pair of big blue spectacles to hide the unsightliness of his gray, filmy eyes.

Sometimes he would sit on one of the garden seats on the south side of the house, enjoying the sunshine, and listening to the songs of the birds, the hum of the insects, and the soft ripples of the burn far below.