Shehadneverbeenquitewellsincethetimeoftheirdaughter’smarriage；
andtillsheshouldhavecompletelyrecoveredherusualstrength，theymustforbidherengaginginduties，which，sofarfrombeingcompatiblewithaweakenedframeandvaryingspirits，seemed，underthemostfavourablecircumstances，torequiresomethingmorethanhumanperfectionofbodyandmindtobedischargedwithtolerablecomfort。
WithregardtohernotaccompanyingthemtoIreland，heraccounttoherauntcontainednothingbuttruth，thoughtheremightbesometruthsnottold。ItwasherownchoicetogivethetimeoftheirabsencetoHighbury；tospend，perhaps，herlastmonthsofperfectlibertywiththosekindrelationstowhomshewassoverydear：
andtheCampbells，whatevermightbetheirmotiveormotives，whethersingle，ordouble，ortreble，gavethearrangementtheirreadysanction，andsaid，thattheydependedmoreonafewmonthsspentinhernativeair，fortherecoveryofherhealth，thanonanythingelse。Certainitwasthatshewastocome；
andthatHighbury，insteadofwelcomingthatperfectnoveltywhichhadbeensolongpromisedit——Mr。FrankChurchill——mustputupforthepresentwithJaneFairfax，whocouldbringonlythefreshnessofatwoyears’absence。