But indeed I had had a tolerable certainty before that you were gone." "How ?" "Do you remember meeting a Cunard steamer two days out at sea ?" "You were on board?
How I strained my eyes to see if I could distinguish you!" "Did you?
And I too.

But though I could not see you, I felt that you were on board the ship we met." "I was sitting on deck, longing for a telescope.

Well, it is all right now.

Did you bring Mr.Leigh home ?" "Yes; he is at Hunsdon, safe and well." "Hunsdon is your house now, is not it?
Tell me what it is like ?" "A great square place, with a huge white portico in front--very ugly, to tell the truth; but you would like the park, Lucia, and the trees." "It must be very grand.

Does it feel very nice to be rich ?" "That depends on circumstances.