Ellen’s reply was a shiver. They soon stood at the Wilhelmis’ door, and, as Ellen left her, Sara bade her return for her at half-past ten. It was then after half-past eight.
The door was opened. Ellen watched her mistress as she passed into the blaze of light in the hall, and, standing there, unfastened her cloak. Then the door was closed again. Repressing her forebodings as well as she could, Ellen returned home, and set herself to counting the minutes until it should be time for her to return to Professor Wilhelmi’s.
CHAPTER II.
‘YES.’
‘And I was a full-leav’d, full-bough’d tree,
Tranquil and trembling and deep in the night.
And tall and still, down the garden-ways,
She moved in the liquid, calm moonlight.
‘Her moonshot eyes, strained back with grief,