9/19 I suppose he has not gone away with anyone ?" Henrietta sprang up, her cheeks vivid scarlet. "If I thought that I would pursue him to the end of the earth, and murder her. But no; he is not like anybody else. He hates me! Everybody hates me! You don't care whether I am deserted or not, nor papa, nor anyone in this house." Mrs.Jansenius, still indifferent to her daughter's agitation, considered a moment, and then said placidly: "You can do nothing until we hear from the solicitor. In the meantime you may stay with us, if you wish. |