CHAPTER26。
IFSHEHADDISTURBEDherniece\'stemper-shebeganfromthismomentforwardtotalkagooddealaboutCatherine\'stemper，anarticlewhichuptothattimehadneverbeenmentionedinconnectionwithourheroine-Catherinehadopportunityonthemorrowtorecoverherserenity。Mrs。PennimanhadgivenheramessagefromMorrisTownsendtotheeffectthathewouldcomeandwelcomeherhomeonthedayafterherarrival。Hecameintheafternoon；but，asmaybeimagined，hewasnotonthisoccasionmadefreeofDoctorSloper\'sstudy。Hehadbeencomingandgoing，forthepastyear，socomfortablyandirresponsibly，thathehadacertainsenseofbeingwrongedbyfindinghimselfremindedthathemustnowlimithishorizontothefrontparlor，whichwasCatherine\'sparticularprovince。
\"Iamverygladyouhavecomeback，\"hesaid。\"Itmakesmeveryhappytoseeyouagain。\"Andhelookedather，smiling，fromheadtofoot，thoughitdidnotappearafterwardthatheagreedwithMrs。
Penniman（who，womanlike，wentmoreintodetails，inthinkingherembellished）。
ToCatherineheappearedresplendent；itwassometimebeforeshecouldbelieveagainthatthisbeautifulyoungmanwasherownexclusiveproperty。Theyhadagreatdealofcharacteristiclovers\'