God bless you! The children _are quite well_.

Mark sends a big kiss .-- Your own F." Robarts, as he read this letter and crumpled the note up into his pocket, felt that it was much more satisfactory than he deserved.

He knew that there must have been a fight, and that his wife, fighting loyally on his behalf, had got the best of it; and he knew also that her victory had not been owing to the goodness of her cause.

He frequently declared to himself that he would not be afraid of Lady Lufton; but nevertheless these tidings that no reproaches were to be made to him afforded him great relief.

On the following Friday they all went to the duke's, and found that the bishop and Mrs.Proudie were there before them; as were also sundry other people, mostly of some note either in the estimation of the world at large or of that of West Barsetshire.