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Bessie did not feel comfortable in her mind about Edna; the old spring and elasticity seemed gone forever; there was manifest effort in everything she did through the day, and yet she never rested willingly.
"Oh, Edna! what will become of me?" "I shall be absent only a few weeks " "I have a horrible dread that if you go you will never come back! Don't leave me! Nobody needs you half as much as I do. Edna, you said once you would never forsake me. Remember your promise!"
Ah, what joy, if she could only escape Dunham and her uncle! The evening was perfect, and when the party rose from the table they gravitated as usual to the piazza. "What a clear horizon!" said Edna. "The moon will be coming up in a few minutes. Do you feel properly romantic, Judge Trent?" "I feel the nearest approach to it that a man in my class ever does," he replied.
"You blow hot and you blow cold at the same time. When you want me to keep quiet and do what I am told, you tell me I am not of age, and that you are my guardian; and when you want me to stay here and make myself useful, you tell me I am wonderfully trusty, and that I must be your guardian." Edna smiled. "That is pretty good reasoning," she said, "but there isn't any reasoning needed in this case.
So the children promised, and the captain was satisfied; but they talked the matter over between themselves, and became more and more convinced that Frank March and Edna May were brother and sister. After this the voyage proceeded without incident until the evening of the third day, when they were sitting at supper in the cabin.
Edna was a great favorite with her Uncle Justus, for she had spent the winter previous at his house and had gone to his school. Then, on account of Mr. Conway's business, the family had removed from the town in which they had formerly lived and had taken a house a little out of the city. Like most children Edna loved the country and was glad of the change.
Between agonizing moments, she chatted a little, and said it took her mind off her sufferings. Edna began to feel uneasy. She was seized with a vague dread. Her own like experiences seemed far away, unreal, and only half remembered.
The child glided swiftly to the cot, and, looking round, Edna doubted the evidence of her senses; for by the side of the sufferer stood a figure so like Mr. Murray that her heart began to throb painfully. The corner of the room was dim and shadowy, but a strong, deep voice soon dispelled all doubt. "I hope you are better to-day, Reed.
You are correct in saying we do not particularly like each other; there is little sympathy between us, but no bad feeling that I am aware of, and she is not the cause of my departure." Mrs. Murray was silent a moment, scrutinizing the face on her shoulder. "Edna, can it be my son? Has some harsh speech of St. Elmo's piqued and wounded you?" "Oh! no.
Madame Lebrun might have enjoyed the outing, but for some reason Edna did not want her. So they went alone, she and Arobin. The afternoon was intensely interesting to her. The excitement came back upon her like a remittent fever. Her talk grew familiar and confidential. It was no labor to become intimate with Arobin. His manner invited easy confidence.
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