11/33 "My old friend has justified my opinion of him." "Thank God!" said Mrs.Vanstone, fervently. "Did you feel it, love ?" she asked, as her husband arranged the sofa pillows--"did you feel it as painfully as I feared you would ?" "I had a duty to do, my dear--and I did it." After replying in those terms, he hesitated. Apparently, he had something more to say--something, perhaps, on the subject of that passing uneasiness of mind which had been produced by his interview with Mr.Clare, and which Magdalen's questions had obliged him to acknowledge. A look at his wife decided his doubts in the negative. He only asked if she felt comfortable; and then turned away to leave the room. |