CHAPTER IV.
TWO LONG YEARS IN ONE SHORT CHAPTER.
Katy's absence left a sad blank in the household.

Every one missed her, but nobody so much as Clover, who all her life long had been her room-mate, confidante, and intimate friend.
It was a great help that Rose was there for the first three lonely days.
Dulness and sadness were impossible with that vivacious little person at hand; and so long as she stayed, Clover had small leisure to be mournful.
Rose was so bright and merry and affectionate that Elsie and John were almost as much in love with her as Clover herself, and sat and sunned themselves in her warmth, so to speak, all day long, while Phil and Dorry fairly quarrelled as to which should have the pleasure of doing little services for her and Baby Rose.
If she could have remained the summer through, all would have seemed easy; but that of course was impossible.

Mr.Browne appeared with a provoking punctuality on the morning of the fourth day, prepared to carry his family away with him.

He spent one night at Dr.Carr's, and they all liked him very much.

No one could help it, he was so cordial and friendly and pleasant.