Naylor, who had recovered much more slowly than Mr. Devereux, was at
church for the first time, and after the service Mr. Mohun sought him
out in the churchyard, and heartily shook hands with him. Lily would
gladly have followed his example, but she only stood by Eleanor and
Mrs. Weston, who were speaking to Mrs. Eden and Mrs. Naylor, admiring
the little boy, and praising him for his good behaviour in church.
Love of babies was a strong bond between Mrs. Weston and Mrs.
Hawkesworth, who seemed to become well acquainted from the first
moment that little Henry was mentioned; and Lily was well pleased to
see that in Jane's phrase Eleanor 'took to her friends so well.'
And yet this day brought with it some annoyances, which once would
have fretted her so much as to interfere even with such joy as she
now felt. The song, with which she had taken so much pains, ought to
have been sent home a week before, but owing to the delay caused by
Emily's carelessness, it had been burnt in the fire in the
schoolroom, and Lily could not feel herself forgiven till she had
talked the disaster over in private with her friend, and this was out
of her power throughout the day, for something always prevented her
from getting Alethea alone.
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