"He shall be taken care of! But mind, you must depart early in the morning!" said Dorcas, sternly.
"Once more, and for the last, Mother Cerberus, I assure you I do not acknowledge your authority to dismiss me!" retorted Capitola. "So show me to the presence of your mistress!"
"Perverse, like all the rest! Follow me!" said the house keeper, leading the way from the hall toward a back parlor.
CHAPTER VI.
THE INMATE OF THE HIDDEN HOUSE
There is a light around her brow,
A holiness in those dark eyes,
That show, though wandering earthward now,
Her spirit's home is in the skies.
—MOORE.
Pushing open the door, Dorcas Knight exclaimed:
"Here is a young lady, Miss Black, from Hurricane Hall, come to see you, Miss Day."
And having made this announcement, the woman retired and shut the door behind her.