She will not feel it as we shall; and she knows nothing of our cause for unhappiness." "She does not look over-happy," my grandmother said, and sighed.

"I wish Theobald were home and that they were married." "Poor Theobald! poor boy! We have placed him in Garret Dawson's power.
When you and I are gone, Theobald and Bawn will be homeless, unless we can propitiate this man to spare them; and I have heard it said that Garret Dawson has as much mercy in his heart as a tiger.

But I had to sign, dear; you know I had to sign." "My poor Toby, I know!" A silence followed; I did not dare to stir, to betray my presence.

But presently they got up and went away, and when I heard the slow steps die away in the distance I went out by the open window to ponder over what I had heard..