She seated herself and touched the keys, and found the instrument to be one of very superior tone.
She spent the remainder of the evening in playing and singing the favorite airs and songs of her uncle. Her voice was a pure, clear soprano, and her soul was always in her song. Hence, though she might never have achieved a grand success as a public singer, she was very effective as a parlor performer.
At the close of this musical entertainment the small party separated and retired to bed.
And so ended the day of Gloria’s return home.
CHAPTER X
MYSTERIOUS DANGER
Something of a cold mistrust,
Wonderful, and most unjust,
Something of a surly fear
Fills my soul when he is near.
Caroline Norton.