All her troubles were forgotten--how should they not,
when Alethea was to be her sister! It seemed as if but a few minutes
had passed, when the sound of the great clock warned Alethea that it
was time to return to Broomhill, and she asked Lilias to walk back
with her. After summoning Marianne, they set out through the garden,
where, on being joined by William, Lily thought it expedient to
betake herself to Marianne, who was but too glad to be able freely to
communicate many interesting particulars. At Broomhill she had a
very enjoyable talk with Mrs. Weston, but her chief delight was in
her walk home with her brother. She was high in his favour, as
Alethea's chief friend. Though usually reserved, he was now open,
and Lily wondered to find herself honoured with confidence. His
attachment had begun in very early days, when first he knew the
Westons in Brighton. Harry's death had suddenly called him away, and
a few guarded expressions of his wishes in the course of the next
winter had been cut short by his father. He then went to Canada, and
had had no opportunity of renewing his acquaintance till the last
winter, when, on coming home, to his great joy and surprise he found
the Westons on the most intimate terms with his family.
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