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Why, in conscience, don't you have hotels enough for your visitors?" "It is the height of the season, sir, and " "Why, Dr. Jeremy!" exclaimed the youthful voice of Netta Gryseworth, who was passing through the hall with her grandmother. "How do you do, sir? Are Miss Graham and Miss Flint with you? Have you come to stay?"
And he looked around the circle a little anxiously, casting a slightly suspicious glance at the Petrancourts, and finally rested his gaze upon a figure behind Ellen Gryseworth. The latter turned, not having been previously aware that any stranger was near, and, to her surprise, found herself face to face with Mr. Phillips!
"Indeed!" said Miss Gryseworth; "he seems to be an ubiquitous individual. He was in Saratoga a day or two ago, and sat opposite to me at our dinner-table, but I have not seen him since. Did you become acquainted with him, Miss Graham?"
Netta burst into a hearty laugh at Gertrude's excited manner of starting on her benevolent errand; and this, together with her so hastily crossing the large and crowded room, drew the inquiries of all the circle whom she had left, and during her absence she became the subject of discussion and remark. "What is the matter, Netta?" asked Madame Gryseworth. "Where has Gertrude gone?"
The Misses Gryseworth were intelligent-looking girls; the eldest, lately returned from Europe, where she had been travelling with her father, was considered a very elegant and superior person, and Gertrude was charmed with the lady-like cordiality with which they both made her acquaintance, and still more with the sympathising attentions which they paid to Emily. By the time that Dr.
Graham, and, thanks to her unreserved conversation, learned that Emily and yourself were left in Boston, and were under the care of Dr. Jeremy. "On my return voyage, immediately undertaken, I made the acquaintance of Dr. Gryseworth and his daughter an acquaintance which proved of great value in facilitating my intercourse with yourself. Once more arrived in Boston, Dr.
"I am sorry to say I did not," replied Emily; then, looking smilingly at Gertrude, she added, "Gerty was so anxious for an opportunity to introduce me that I was quite grieved for her disappointment." "Then you liked him?" Miss Gryseworth asked Gertrude, and speaking with great earnestness. "I knew you would." "He interested me much," replied Gertrude.
"Too bad!" exclaimed Gertrude, energetically. "I don't wonder Mr. Phillips felt provoked with the mercenary fellow. I like him for that." "It was too bad," said Miss Gryseworth; "I couldn't help pitying them myself. One of them a young girl, fresh from the churn, who had worn her best white gown on purpose to make a figure in the city was near weeping."
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