But do go, like a good child, and have a little walk.

You must go to-morrow to see Mrs.Bellairs, but to-day I dare say she is glad to be quiet." Lucia went reluctantly, put on her hat, and started.

She was so accustomed to walking alone that she never thought of objecting on that score, and turned, without deliberation, along the road that led to Cacouna.

It was a very quiet country road, running along the course of the river; sometimes quite close to the bank, sometimes, as at the Cottage, leaving room for a house and garden.

The bank itself was high and generally precipitous, but in some places it sloped more gradually and was covered with soft turf.