Her bright-complexioned face, lit by two watery blue eyes, was
pleasant to look upon. It was none the less pleasant because it
showed clearly that she was as guileless as a child.
'I knew at once that she was the person--the housekeeper--that Mr.
D'Arcy had gone to seek at the other side of the house. Evidently she
had come upon me unexpectedly, for she gave a violent start, then she
murmured to herself,
'"So it's all over, and all went off well." she said. Then she walked
quietly towards me and threw her arms round me and kissed me, saying,
"Dear child, I am so glad."
'The tone of voice in which she spoke to me was exactly that of a
nurse speaking to a little child.
'I was so taken by surprise that I pulled myself from her embrace
with some force. The poor woman looked at me in a hurt way and then
said,
'"I beg your pardon, miss. I didn't notice at first how--how changed
you are. The look in your eyes makes me feel that you are not the
same person, and that I have done quite wrong."
'While she was speaking, Mr. D'Arcy had re-entered the room by the
door by which he went out.
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