基本信息
ightly, 'our young couple were playing such foolish pranks, running all sorts of risks, climbing this mountain, sailing on that lake, that i really thought they needed a mentor to take care of them. and indeed they did; they were quite beyond my uncle's management, and kept the old gentleman in a panic for sixteen hours out of the twenty-four. indeed, when i once saw how unfit they were to be trusted alone, i thought it my duty not to leave them till i had seen them safely embarked at plymouth.' 'have you been at plymouth? oh! edith never named that. to be sure, she has written in such a hurry lately. did they really sail on tuesday?' 'really sailed, and relieved me from many responsibilities. edith gave me all sorts of messages for you. i believe i have a little diminutive note somewhere; yes, here it is.' 'oh! thank you,' exclaimed margaret; and then, half wishing to read it alone and unwatched, she made the excuse of going to tell her mother again (sarah surely had made some mistake) that mr. lennox was there. when she had left the room, he began in his scrutinising way to look about him. the little drawing-room was looking its best in the streaming light of the morning sun.
