'But I can't go till Mamma is better.'
Wilmet felt they were falling into a gossiping kind of way that jarred on her, and was glad of a summons upstairs.
Mr. Thomas Underwood saw Alda before he returned home, told her she was his other daughter, and should join them on their way to London; and he further made arrangements about the christening, contingent, of course, on the mother's consent, and on the possibility of taking the very small delicate babies to the church. He made very extensive promises of patronage for the future, with a full and open heart, and looked as if he should like to adopt the whole family on the spot.
For the convenience of our readers we subjoin the first page of the family Bible.
