She had come, she informed Miriam, not only to see her, dear girl, but to make a formal call upon the Dranes.
The call was very formal; Miss Drane left her work to meet the visitor, but having been loftily set aside by that lady during a stiff conversation with her mother about old residents in the neighborhood in which they had lived, she excused herself, after a time, and went back to her table and her manuscripts.
Then Miss Panney changed the conversational scene, and began to talk about Thorbury.
"I do not know, madam," she said, "that you are aware that I was the cause of your coming to this neighborhood." Mrs.Drane was a quiet lady, and the previous remarks of her visitor had been calculated to render her more quiet, but this roused her.
"I certainly did not," she said.

"We came on the invitation and through the kindness of Dr.Tolbridge, my old friend." "Yes, yes, yes," said Miss Panney, "that is all true enough, but I told him to send for you.

In fact, I insisted upon it.

I did it, of course, for his sake; for I knew that the arrangement would be of advantage to him in various ways, but I was also glad to be of service to your daughter, of whom I had heard a good report.

Furthermore, I interested myself very much in getting you lodgings, and found you a home at Mrs.
Brinkly's that I hoped you would like.