She will be placed under the care of a near female relative at Ashdown." "Would it not be better,--would it not be safer, if she is in the precarious state you describe, that some one of her own sex should accompany her ?" said Nizza.
"I should greatly prefer it," rejoined Leonard, "and so I am sure would Amabel.

But where is such a person to be found ?" "I will go with you, if you desire it," replied Nizza, "and will watch over her, and tend her as a sister." "Are you equal to the journey ?" inquired Leonard, somewhat doubtfully.
"Fully," replied Nizza.

"I am entirely recovered, and able to undergo far more fatigues than an invalid like Amabel." "It will relieve me from a world of anxiety if this can be accomplished," rejoined Leonard.

"I will consult Doctor Hodges on the subject on his return." "What do you desire to consult me about ?" cried the physician, who had entered the room unobserved at this juncture.
The apprentice stated Nizza's proposal to him.
"I entirely approve of the plan," observed the doctor; "it will obviate many difficulties.

I have just received a message from Mr.Bloundel, by Dallison, the porter, to say he intends sending Blaize with you.