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Adeline was very different; her fair and brilliant complexion, her deep blue eyes and golden ringlets, made her a very lovely little creature; her quietness was a relief after her sister's boisterous merriment, and her dislike of dirt and brambles, continually contrasted with poor Phyllis's recklessness of such impediments.
"I suppose you are speaking of Hetty, mother?" said Phyllis. "Yes, dear. Your father and I have arranged to bring her here." A faint colour passed over Phyllis's fair pale face, and she said: "Did Aunt Amy not leave her any money, mother?" "No; I am sorry to say she did not leave her anything." "She ought to have done so," said Phyllis.
It might even be doubted whether Evelina, without Phyllis's approval, would have permitted herself to indulge her passion, for she was by nature diffident, and so beset with reasons for and against when she had to make up her mind on any important matter, that a decision was always most difficult to her. "Charles stayed for about six weeks, and was then called home.
What did young Randall mean by walking in the dark with his arm round Phyllis's waist? Of course as soon as he heard the click-clack of Hosea's hoofs he whipped his arm away; but I had already caught him. They tried to look mighty unconcerned as I pulled up. I took off my hat politely to the lady and held out my hand to the young man.
Roberta's hat was crooked, and the elastic seemed tighter than usual. Phyllis's shoe-laces had come undone. "Come," said Mother, "we've got to walk. There aren't any cabs here." The walk was dark and muddy. The children stumbled a little on the rough road, and once Phyllis absently fell into a puddle, and was picked up damp and unhappy. There were no gas-lamps on the road, and the road was uphill.
Having obtained the desired glimpse of her sister's face, she returned without comment to the very worn stocking that she was repairing. "I had a talk with Jim Freeman the other day," she said. "He was driving the old doctor's dog-cart and going to see a patient. He offered me a lift." "Oh!" Phyllis's tone was carefully devoid of interest.
She has never seen anything like her new room and she will love it, I am sure. Just as you loved the dear old room we had at her house, only of course Janet won't go into such ecstasies as you did," she added with a smile. She pulled her niece down to the arm of her chair and stroked her soft golden-brown hair. But Phyllis's leaf-brown eyes were still clouded with doubt.
How could there be, when such a pink and white nest awaited her? She undressed that night still in a half dream. "Janet, have you gone to sleep yet?" Phyllis's voice called through the dark, long after the house had quieted down for the night. Janet sat up and laughed joyously. "No," she whispered back, "I'm afraid to."
Do you know, I feel awfully married to you this afternoon you've bullied me so much it's no wonder and I really ought to know about my wife's dark past." Phyllis's heart beat a little faster. She, too, had felt "awfully married" here alone in the fire-lit living-room, dealing so intimately and gayly with Allan. "There isn't much to tell," she said soberly.
The peculiarities of Phyllis's style of goodness had not escaped Miss Gaythorne's quick intelligence. "And mother minds what Phyllis thinks a great deal more than she minds me; because Phyllis is so wise, and never gives her any trouble." The next morning at breakfast Reine said: "Do you know, Mr. Enderby, little Miss Gray has made me such a beautiful drawing. She has a great talent.
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