She is in her room with a cold, and looks dreadfully dull, and I know it will do her so much good if you will go and talk to her.

Giles is out, and every one else, so no one will disturb you: so do go, there's a good soul.' And actually before I could answer, the impetuous little creature had shut the door in my face, and I could hear her running down the garden path.
I had not seen Miss Hamilton since the evening Uncle Max discovered us together, and I could not resist the temptation of finding her alone.
Lady Betty had said she was in her room, and looked dreadfully dull.

I had promised Max to be good to her, so of course it was my duty to go and cheer her up.

I made this so plain to my conscience that in five minutes more I was on the road to Gladwyn, and before the church bells had stopped ringing I had entered the dark shrubberies, and was looking at the closed windows, wondering which of them belonged to Miss Hamilton's room.
I was agreeably surprised when a pretty-looking maid admitted me.

I had taken a strange dislike to Leah, and the man who had waited upon us at dinner that evening had a dark, unprepossessing face; but this girl looked bright and cheerful, and took my message to Miss Hamilton at once without a moment's hesitation.