What she is to show him, or how, does not transpire. But this awful threat, this carefully disguised and therefore sinister menace, is evidently one of weight, because it adds yet a deeper crimson to Miss Chesney's cheeks, and brings to life a fire within her eyes, that gleams and sparkles there unrebuked.
Then it quietly dies, and nurse entering finds her little mistress again calm, but unusually taciturn, and strangely forgetful of her teasing powers.
CHAPTER XII.
"Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue
His breath's like caller air;
His very fit has music in't,
As he comes up the stair.
And will I see his face again?
And will I hear him speak?