Moreover, she understood perfectly that
Rawdon was dead, yet without manifesting either joy or grief in the
knowledge. The lawyer led her back to the workroom, where she confided
her new state of mind to Mrs. Carruthers, greatly to that tender-hearted
lady's delight. The doctor did not think it necessary to practise his
art upon the lad Monty, in whom the power of Rawdon's will was already
broken, and upon whom his changed mother would, doubtless, exert a
salutary influence.
Coristine had nothing to do, and almost dreaded meeting Miss Carmichael,
which he probably would do if he remained about the house and grounds.
Therefore he got out the improvised vasculum, and invited Marjorie and
the older Carruthers children to come with him down to the brook to look
for wild flowers. This met with the full approval of the young people,
and they prepared at once for the botanizing party. The Captain saw
Marjorie putting on her broad-brimmed straw hat, and enquired where she
was going. She answered that she was going buttonizing with Eugene, and
he said that he guessed he would button too, whatever that was.
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