“You can go to her now. I have led her to expect that a gentleman from Jersey has found the child, and is on his way home with him, and that he may arrive by any train now. The news has made her very happy, as you may judge. And now you may go up to her. She is alone in her chamber.”
“Thanks, Dick! many thanks for your kindness. Come, Meg,” said Alick, stepping out upon the sidewalk.
Meg followed with little Lenny in her arms.
“You must come and show me her room, Dick,” said Alick.
“Certainly,” replied Hammond.
The whole party entered the house and passed up-stairs.
When they arrived at the door of Drusilla’s chamber, Alick took little Lenny in his arms and said:
“I must enter alone. Dick, be so good as to take this girl to your wife and tell her that she is to be an under nursemaid or something of the sort. After I have seen Drusilla we will attend to the girl’s case.”
“Very well, Alick. Heaven speed you,” said Dick, beckoning to Meg, who followed him meekly, and moving towards Anna’s room.
“Where Met gone? where Met gone?” impatiently demanded Lenny.