And
though there had been sore disappointment that Mrs. Thomas Underwood
had chosen to go to Brighton instead of coming home, there was the
promise of a visit from Alda before Christmas to feed upon. Little
Robina had come home for the summer holidays, well, happy, and
improved, and crying only in a satisfactory way on returning to
school. Moreover, Wilmet's finances had been pleasantly increased by
an unexpected present of five pounds at the end of the half year from
Miss Pearson, and the promise of the like for the next; increasing as
her usefulness increased; and she was also allowed to bring Angela to
school with her. The balance of accounts at Midsummer had been
satisfactory, and Felix had proudly pronounced her to be a brick of a
housekeeper. And thus altogether Wilmet did not feel that the weight
of care was so heavy and hopeless as when it first descended upon
her; and she went to bed as usual, feeling how true her father's
words of encouragement and hope had been, how kind friends were, how
dear a brother Felix was, and above all, how there is verily a Father
of the fatherless. And so she fell fast asleep, but was ere long
waked by a voice from the inner room where Cherry slept with the door
open.
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