'
Phyllis and Adeline left the room, and Jane walked up and down,
considering whether she should venture to go down to tea; perhaps her
cousin had waited till the little girls had gone before he spoke to
Mr. Mohun, or perhaps her red eyes might cause questions on her
troubles; she was still in doubt when Lily opened the door, a lamp in
her hand.
'My dear Jenny, are you here? Ada told me you were crying, what is
the matter?'
'Then you have not heard?' said Jane.
'Only Robert began just now, "Poor Jenny, she has been the cause of
getting us into a very awkward scrape," but then Ada came to tell me
about you, and I came away.'
'Yes,' said Jane, angrily, 'he will throw all the blame upon me, when
I am sure it was quite as much the fault of that horrible Mrs.
Appleton, and papa will be as angry as possible.'
'But what has happened?' asked Lily.
'Oh! that chatterer, that worst of gossipers, has gone and told the
Naylors and Mrs. Gage all we said about them the other day.'
'So you told Mrs. Appleton?' said Lily; 'so that was the reason you
were so obliging about the marking thread. Oh, Jane, you had better
say no more about Mrs. Appleton! And has it done much mischief?'
'Oh! Mrs.
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