But Mrs.
Costello only shook her head sadly.
"Maurice thought of a different return from any that would be possible now.

Possibly, if all had been as we wished--both he and I--I might have gone over to a part of England so far from the place I left.

Say no more of it, dear," she added quickly, "let us make the best of what we have, and try to forget what we have not." She bent down and kissed her daughter as she spoke.

But still these last few sentences had furnished a little fresh bitterness for Lucia's thoughts.

Her mother's exile might have ended but for her.
Bourg-Cailloux was next day fully decided on for their new residence.
From the time of the decision Lucia began to be very busy in preparation for their journey, and for leaving the place where she had been too happy, and too miserable, not to have become attached to it.