...after being of great assistance to the mistress of the house in the preparation of her supper- table, had returned to her own home to dress, and consequently...to many who looked upon it that evening to be more lovely than ever. Her lips had a tinge of red in them, and her eyes were full of lustre. There was...

...matter of fact you might, as Cyril expressed it, have bought the whole place for an old song, and though there was an air of comfort and good taste about the rooms and a certain indescribable charm they were evidently destined for use and not for show, and with the...