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It was out now, out with a burning blush over all the lad's honest face, and the sudden crick-crack of a pretty Indian paper-cutter he unfortunately was twiddling in his fingers. Miss Williams must have been blind indeed not to have guessed the state of the case. "What! Janetta? Oh, David!" was all she said. He nodded. "Yes, that's it, just it.
Her seat was lower than his chair, and she was obliged to lift her eyes when she looked at him. His face compelled truthfulness. And Janetta was wise enough to know whom she might trust. "If I speak frankly, will you forgive me?" she said. "If you will speak frankly, I shall esteem it a great honor." "Then," said Janetta, bravely, "one of my reasons is this.
She saw that her words had struck home in a manner which she had not intended. "I beg your pardon," she said involuntarily; "I never meant I never thought anything I ought not to have spoken as I did." "You had much better say what you mean," was the answer, spoken with bitter brevity. "Well, then, I will." Janetta raised her eyes and looked at him bravely.
Gradually growing weaker and weaker, he was not able even to give counsel or direction to his family, and could only whisper to Janetta, who was his devoted nurse, a few words about "taking care" of the rest. "I will always do my very best for them, father; you may be sure of that," said Janetta, earnestly.
It seemed to Janetta as if she had almost expected to see Lady Caroline Adair drive up to her door about four o'clock next day, in the very victoria wherein the girl had once sat side by side with Margaret's mother, and from which she had first set eyes on Wyvis Brand.
Janetta looked at him mutely. The words were a revelation. There was a pause, during which she heard, as in a dream, the sound of children's voices and children's feet along the passages of the house. Julian and Tiny were running riot; but she felt, for the time being, as if she had nothing to do with them: their interests did not touch her: she dwelt in a world apart.
The remark sounded a little inconsequent in Janetta's ear, but Margaret understood and assented. It meant that Lady Caroline was on the whole pleased with Janetta, and did not object to introducing her to her friends. Margaret gave her mother a little smile over Janetta's head, while that young person was gathering up her courage in two hands, so to speak, before addressing Lady Caroline.
Let me have the chance, and I think that I can go deeper still." "You said that you would be serious, but you don't know how serious this is to me," said Janetta, the tears rising to her eyes. "My father told me to take care of her: she is very young and not very wise; and how am I to know whether you mean what you say?" "I do mean it, indeed!" said Cuthbert, in a much graver tone.
She spoke very pleasantly about you." "Did she say why why " Janetta could not complete the sentence. "Why they had not written or called? Well, she gave some sort of an explanation. Miss Adair had been unwell she had had a cold or something which looked as if it might turn to fever, and they did not like to write until she was better." "I knew there was some good reason!" said Janetta fervently.
I have known nothing of the acquaintance between my cousin and Miss Adair; but after what you have said I will not accept anything at your hands." "Then I am afraid it will have to remain on the table," said Lady Caroline, as she swept out of the room, "for I cannot take it back again." Janetta caught up the envelope. One glance showed her that it contained a cheque.
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