When she said this, Bell did not agree with her, but that was not of the slightest consequence.
Mrs.Bell also during these happy weeks was making a little secret hoard of money, which further considerably added to the good lady's felicity.
That young visitor of the Bell's, Miss Hart, proved herself a most unobtrusive and retiring person.

She was strangely reserved, no doubt, and would reveal none of the secret which she had dimly alluded to on the night of her arrival to Mrs.Bell, but she was chatty and pleasant enough to the girls when quite alone with them.

She put them up to many small wrinkles with regard to their toilette, and insisted on dressing Matty's hair in a way which made it look both thick and becoming.

When the Bells were quite alone she was present at their meals where she quite subjugated the hearts of Bell and his son, Albert.

But when visitors appeared at the hospitable board Miss Hart would not present herself.