And how pretty it was of the girl, Emily thought, to care so much about her health and her spirits, to be so interested in the details of her every-day life, even in the simple matter of the preparation and serving of her food, as if the merest trifle was of consequence.

It had been unfair, too, to fancy that she felt no interest in Walderhurst's absence and return.

She had noticed everything closely, and actually thought he ought to come back at once.
"Send for him," she said quite suddenly; "send for him now." There was an eagerness expressed in the dark thinness of her face which moved Emily.
"It is dear of you to care so much, Hester," she said.

"I didn't know you thought it mattered." "He must come," said Hester.

"That's all.