’YouareinterestedinMr。Trewe,Iknow,ma’am,’shesaid;’andhehasjustsenttosaythatheisgoingtocallto-morrowafternoontolookupsomebooksofhisthathewants,ifI’llbein,andhemayselectthemfromyourroom?’
’Oyes!’
’YoucouldverywellmeetMrTrewethen,ifyou’dliketobeintheway!’
Shepromisedwithsecretdelight,andwenttobedmusingofhim。
Nextmorningherhusbandobserved:’I’vebeenthinkingofwhatyousaid,Ell:thatIhavegoneaboutagooddealandleftyouwithoutmuchtoamuseyou。Perhapsit’strue。To-day,asthere’snotmuchsea,I’lltakeyouwithmeonboardtheyacht。’