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When she first heard that Beth had written that ballad, Charlotte was astonished. It was the only assertion of Beth's she had ever doubted; but Beth assured her that any one could write verses, and convinced her by "making some up" there and then on a subject which she got Charlotte to choose for her.
Woodburn looked through the open kitchen-door with a smile at his daughter hidden behind a clean white apron and absorbed in the mysteries of the pastry board. Aunt Prudence was a little astonished, but she never would approve of Beth's way of doing things "didn't see the sense of a note-book and lead-pencil." But Beth knew what she was doing in that respect.
But you are doing as well as we could expect you to do, considering your character and conduct. Some doubted if you would ever receive an offer of marriage, or have the sense to accept it if one were made you; but I always said you would have the doctor if he would have you." Beth's impulse was to throw the note at him, but she restrained herself on her brother Jim's account.
People generally said that Mildred was a dear, but Beth did not look pleasant; and for many a long day to come, very few troubled themselves to try and make her look so. It cannot be said that Beth's parents neglected their children.
Things to do were so many in New York, that numberless times each day he sent a prayer of thankfulness to Captain Carreras, always with a warm delight in the memory. And he liked to think it was Beth's hand.
Dan showed considerable annoyance when he heard of the visit. "He should come when I am at home," he said. "It is damned bad taste his coming when you are alone." The next time Sir George came Dan happened to be in, to Beth's relief. She had brought her writing down that day, and was working at it on the dining-room table, not expecting Dan till much later. He was in a genial mood, for a wonder.
It was Beth's little ivory hand mirror! We started off. Miela had wound the filmy scarf about her shoulders again with a pretty little gesture. "I need not use wings, Alan, when I am with you. We shall go together, you and I on the ground." And then, as I started off vigorously, she added plaintively from behind me: "If if you will go slow, my husband, or will wait for me."
Beth began to put them on in bed, and diverted herself as she did so by making diabolical grimaces at the malingering imp opposite. "Mamma," Bernadine whined again, "Beth's teasing me." "Beth, how often am I to tell you that I will not allow you to tease the child?" Mrs. Caldwell exclaimed. Beth solemnly gartered her stockings.
But the fact that the religious education was good in Beth's time was an accident due to Miss Clifford's character and capacity, and therefore no credit to the governors of the school, who did not know that she was specially qualified in that respect when they made her Lady Principal.
Old Silas Watson, interested as he was in the result, found it hard to decide, after ten days, which of her nieces Jane Merrick most favored. Personally he preferred that Beth should inherit, and frankly told his old friend that the girl would make the best mistress of Elmhurst. Moreover, all the servants sang Beth's praises, from Misery and Phibbs down to Oscar and Susan.
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