Tell her, with my love,
that her Church must not be a shrine for Armine, but that perhaps he
and it will be fit for each other in some five years' time.
Meantime, if she wants to make somebody happy, there's that excellent
hardworking curate of Eleanor's, who has done more good in Kenminster
than I ever saw done there before."
"I don't see why Kencroft should get all the advantages!"
"Ah! You ungrateful boy! Now if Rob had carried off Elfie, you
might complain!"
At which Allen could not but laugh.
"And now, good night, Mr. Bridegroom; you want your beauty sleep,
though I must say you look considerably younger than you did two
months ago.
The wedding was a bright one, involving no partings, only joy and
gladness, and the sole drawback to the general rejoicings seemed to
be that it was not Mrs. Brownlow herself who was returning to take
possession.
But on that very afternoon came a chill on her heart. Her own letter
and Elvira's to Janet were returned from America! It was quite
probable that the right address might have been in Elvira's lost
note, and that Janet might be easily found through the photographer.
"But," said her mother, "I do not believe she will ever come home
unless I go to fetch her."
"The very thing I was thinking of doing," said Jock.
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