Does she never come to see you ?" She saw the vivid crimson mount to the white brow, to be speedily replaced by a pallor terrible to behold.
"My darling," she cried, in distress, "I did not expect to grieve you!" "Why should I be grieved ?" said the girl, quietly.

"The duchess does not come to see me because she acted to me very cruelly; and I never write to her now." Then Margaret for awhile was silent.

How was she to bring forward the subject nearest to her heart?
She cast about for words in which to express her thoughts.
"Madaline," she said, at last, "no one has a greater respect than I have for the honor of husband and wife; I mean for the good faith and confidence there should be between them.

In days gone by I never spoke of your poor father's faults--I never allowed any one to mention them to me.

If any of the neighbors ever tried to talk about him, I would not allow it.