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Updated: June 28, 2025
It was nine o'clock when the fly that took the travellers from Swansea to Glanyravon reached the door of the farm. The night was 'dark and dreary; very different was the weather, the aspect of external nature; very different were Netta's feelings and all the circumstances, when she was at home ten years ago.
But Netta's perversity and Netta's devilry were uppermost in her that day, and when at last Monck curtly ordered her not to worry herself but to leave the child alone, she gave up her efforts in despair. Tessa was riding for a fall. It came eventually, after two hours' provocation on her part and stern patience on Monck's.
Gladys managed to get Mrs Prothero into bed, who, happily, did not see the effect produced by Netta's letter on her husband. Whilst she was shedding quiet tears on her pillow, he was raging with furious passion to his son. Over and over again did he comment on every word of the letter, sometimes with keen irony, sometimes with a burst of rage, until Owen endeavoured to suggest pursuit.
But he deserves it all, only my poor sister is the victim, and the respectability of an honest name is impeached. 'Oh no poor Netta's hasty marriage and wilful temper were the causes of her trouble, it can have nothing to do with your family; besides, many people of high family and position are obliged to fly for debt.
'Well, dear, said Gladys soothingly, 'we will see about it, you and I. But you must not go till I think you strong enough, and till we are prepared with clothes and money. 'Oh! I can beg! I don't want clothes or money to get to Howel. Gladys knew that it was of no use to try to combat Netta's purpose. All she could do was to seem to yield.
As he detailed the wanderings of poor Netta's mind, and then her anxious inquiries of him of the way of salvation for Howel, as well as herself, he was visibly affected. Not even his determination that Rowland should not see his emotion could conceal it; but he did not speak a word. He listened to the end, and then, without uncovering his face, he said in a voice tremulous from emotion,
Indeed, she does more in a day than most girls in a week Owen wanted some shirts, you see she made that cap you admired so much, and that new gown of Netta's; and has more than paid for 'But who the deuce is she? 'There now, don't be angry, David. 'Tis that poor Irish girl that was so ill of the fever.
She went straight to her mother, and, leaning against Netta's knee, she turned to stare at Thyrza with an intensity of expression, rare in a child so young. Thyrza, kneeling on the floor, stared back fascinated. She thought she had never seen anything so lovely. The child had her father's features, etherealized; and great eyes, like her mother, but far more subtly beautiful.
Dixon, perceiving no signs of any desire on Netta's part to attend the "papish" chapel ten miles away, began to plot for her soul. His own life was in the little Methodist chapel to which he walked four miles every Sunday, wet or fine.
'I can't eat anything, I am a great deal too tired and wretched. 'Netta, I am sorry I hurt you; but you do aggravate me so, and I have a great deal on my mind. Netta's face brightened a little. 'Why don't you tell me what you have on your mind, instead of bullying me from morning to night? 'Because a woman cannot understand such matters.
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