she will have her orders in a day or two and mr was here at four o clock to ask you he has got one of the s boats and ia going o to her at six and hoped you would be here in time to go with him a stare or two at as william helped her out of the carriage was all the voluntary notice which this brother bestowed but he made no objection to her kissing him though still entirely engaged in further particulars of the s going out of harbor in which he had a strong right of interest being to commence his career of in her at this very time another moment and was in the narrow entrance passage of the house and in her mother s arms who met her there with looks of true kindness and with features which loved the more because they brought her aunt s before her and there were her two sisters � a well grown fine girl of fourteen and the youngest of the family about five � both glad to see her in their way though with no advantage of manner in receiving her but manner did not want would they but love her she should be satisfied she was then taken into a parlor so small that her first conviction waa of its being only a passage room to something better and she stood for a moment expecting to be invited on but when she saw there was no other door and that there were signs of habitation before her she called back her thoughts herself and grieved lest they should have been suspected her mother however could not stay long enough to suspect anything she was gone again to the street door to welcome william oh my dear william how glad i am to see you but have you heard about the she is gone out of harbor already three days before we had any thought of it and i do not know what i am to do about sam s things they will never be ready in time for she may have her orders to morrow perhaps it takes me quite unawares and now you must be off for too has been here quite in a worry about you and now what shall we do i thought to have such a comfortable evening with you and here everything comes upon me at once her son answered cheerfully telling her that everything was always for the best and making light of his own inconvenience in being obliged to hurry away so soon to be sure i had much rather she had stayed in harbor that i might have sat a few hours with you in comfort but as there is a boat ashore i had better go at once and there is no help for it whereabouts does the lie at near the but no matter here s in the parlor and why d we stay in the passage come mother you haye hardly looked at your own dear yet in they came and mrs price having kindly kissed her daughter again and commented a little on her growth began with very natural solicitude to feel for their and wants as travellers poor i how tired you must both be i and now what will you have i began to think you would never come and i have been watching for you this half hour and when did you get anything to eat and what would you like to have now i could not tell whether you would be for some meat or only a dish of tea after your journey or else i would have got something ready and now i am afraid will be here before there is time to dress a and we have no butcher at hand it is very inconvenient to have no butcher in the street we were better off in our last house perhaps you would like some tea as soon as it can be got they both declared they should prefer it to anything then my dear run into the kitchen and see if has put the water on a id tell her to bring in the tea things as soon as she can i wish we could get the bell mended � but is a very handy little messenger went with alacrity proud to show her abilities before her fine new sister dear me continued the anxious mother what a sad fire we have got and i dare say you are both starved with cold draw your chair nearer my dear i cannot think what has been about i am sure i told her to bring some coals half an hour ago you should have taken care of the fire i was upstairs mamma moving my things said in a fearless self defending tone which startled you know you had but just settled that my sister and i should have the other room and i could not get to give me any help further discussion was prevented by various first the driver came to be paid then there was a between sam and about the manner of carrying up his sister s trunk which he would manage all his own way and lastly in walked mr price himself his own loud voice preceding him as with something of the oath kind he kicked away his son s and his daughter s in the passage and called out for a candle no candle was brought however and he walked into the room with doubting feelings had risen to meet him but sank down again on finding herself in the dusk and of with a friendly shake of his son s hand and an eager voice he instantly began ha welcome back my boy glad to see you have you heard the news the went out of harbor this morning sharp is the word you see by g 