"Oh thank you" replied Helen and with that they both walked upstairs together.
Lionel and Hugh soon followed their example and so Lawrence was left alone with his father.
"A very nice girl Helen Winston seems" cried Mr. Lincarrol, "I admire your taste Lawrence."
"I'm glad you do" answered Lawrence, "I was struck with her when I first met her."
"Yes I certainly admire your choice" replied Mr. Lincarrol, and after a few more words they both retired to bed.
CHAPTER 34
FIVE YEARS LATER
Five years have elapsed since we last saw Helen. Let us choose a favourable moment to view our heroine after the lengthy interval.
Seated in a large and wealthily furnished drawing room by a bright fire, writing at a neat little table, sits Helen, now no longer Helen Winston but Mrs. Lincarrol. The clock has just struck 4. and the shades of the December evening are fast drawing in. By the light of the fire however we can get a tolerably good view of Helen. She has altered but little during the five years of her married life. She looks a trifle older, but the change is so slight as to be scarcely perceptible. She has still the luxurious black hair and long lashes shading her soft eyes.