How cold you are!'
'But where is my father?'
'Gone to Hetherington with Robert, to meet Aunt Rotherwood. Come
into the drawing-room.'
Here Emily glided off to perform a hurried toilette.
'And the little ones?'
'At Broomhill. Mrs. Weston was so kind as to take them out of the
way of the infection,' said Lily.
'Oh! William, those Westons!'
'Westons, what Westons? Not those I knew at Brighton?'
'The very same,' said Lily. 'They have taken the house at Broomhill.
Oh! they have been so very kind, I do not know what would have become
of us without Alethea.'
'Why did you not tell me they were living here? And you like them?'
'Like them! No one can tell the comfort Alethea has been. She came
to us and nursed us, and has been my great support.'
'And Phyllis and Ada are with them?'
'Yes, they have been at Broomhill these six weeks, and more.'
Here Emily came in and told William that his room was ready, and
Rachel on the stairs wishing to see the Captain.
'How well he looks!' cried Lily, as he closed the door; 'it is quite
refreshing to see any one looking so strong and bright.'
'And more like Sir Maurice than ever,' said Emily.
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