![]() ![]() I thought you would expect to see her once in the day.”Īfter a little hesitation Sir Edward gave his permission and when he found that Milly neither screamed nor snatched for the fruit on the table, and did not herself engross the whole conversation, he became quite reconciled to the little white figure stealing in and occupying the chair that was always placed at his left-hand side for her.īeyond this he saw very little of her while his guests were with him. “Is it necessary? I thought children ought to be in bed at that time.” Sir Edward pulled the ends of his moustache dubiously. “I expect you would like her to be sent down to you in the evening-at dessert, perhaps, sir?” she inquired. ![]() The nurse was a staid, elderly woman, who assured him she was accustomed to the sole charge of the child, and would keep her entirely under her own control. ![]() Accordingly he had a long interview with her nurse the following morning. The advent of his small niece was indeed a great trial to him, but, with his characteristic thoroughness, he determined that he would make the necessary arrangements for her comfort. Sir Edward Wentworth was, as he expressed it, a “confirmed bachelor,” and though during the autumn months he was quite willing to fill his house with his London friends, he was better pleased to live the greater part of the year in seclusion, occupying himself with looking after his estate and writing articles for several of the leading reviews of the day. ![]()
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