I have been too long absent from this place, but even already I see new things around which delight me.

I shall be blind and helpless here till you open my eyes and set me on my feet." I noticed, or I fancied I noticed, that Rachel faltered on the words she was speaking at this moment, and that she held her breath to hear John's reply to the invitation.
"I will go with pleasure, sir," said John.
"And Miss Dacre ?" piped Mrs.Hill.

"Will she not also come and dine with us ?" "I fear we should be bad company to-night," put in Rachel quickly.

"We shall be so tired; it would be a poor compliment to ask her to come and look at us nodding in our chairs.

Say to-morrow, instead.