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Maybright's father had ministered to the temporal wants of the fathers and mothers of these very same villagers; and his father before him had also been in the profession, and had done his best for the inhabitants of Tyrsley Dale.
Maybright's eight children had lived happily, and enjoyed all the sunshine of the happiest of happy childhoods to the full. They were all high-spirited and fearless; each child had a certain amount of individuality.
A delicious and yet most sorrowful idea, which would fill her with the keenest pain, and yet give her the very sweetest consolation. She would go and get a kiss from her father before she set out on the search, which might be a failure. Very swiftly she turned, flew down the long gallery which led to Dr. Maybright's room, and went in. Dr. Strong had paid his visit and gone away.
"I'm glad I've met you," she said, in her clear dulcet voice, "for you can tell me where I am. I want to get to Sleepy Hollow, Dr. Maybright's place am I far away?" "Two miles, as the crow flies," responded the man. "But I can't go as the crow flies. What is the best way to walk? Can't you show me?" "No-a. I be sleepy. Have you got a coin about you, Miss?" "Money? No. I left my purse at home.
Oh, children!" continued Polly, "do you think we can any of us ever do anything naughty again if father gets better?" "He will get better now," said Firefly. Whether it was the children's faith or the children's prayer, certain it is that from that moment the alarming symptoms in connection with Dr. Maybright's illness abated.
Maybright's words and the look in has grave eyes had faded under a feeling of being unloved, forsaken, forgotten. Even David had never come near her David, who lived for her. Was she not his queen as well as sister? Was he not her dutiful subject as well as her little brother?
In her day this gentlest and firmest of mistresses, this most tactful of women, kept all things in their proper place, and her servants obeyed her with both will and cheerfulness. On the Saturday before Polly's novitiate poor Dr. Maybright's troubles began.
No, you shan't touch her." "I must! Give her to me this moment. There is Dr. Maybright. Give me baby this moment. I must, I will, have her!" She almost snatched the little creature out of Nurse's astonished arms, and as the carriage drew up at the entrance steps sprang out, and put the baby into Dr. Maybright's arms. "There!" she said; "I took her away, but I give her back.
The Maybrights were heard of through a mutual friend, and Flower was reconciled to the thought of leaving the land and home of her birth because she was told she was going to another mother. She dried her eyes at this thought, and was tolerably cheerful during the voyage over. On reaching England the news of Mrs. Maybright's death was broken to her.
She went slowly upstairs and knocked with a calm, steady hand at the door of the dressing-room which opened into Dr. Maybright's apartment. No sound or reply of any kind came from within. She listened for a moment, then knocked again, then tried to turn the handle of the door. It resisted her pressure, being locked from within. Mrs. Cameron raised her voice.
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