"Sitting from morning till night, unremittingly at work, in silence, alone with memories which must be very sad, is not the best method of recovering cheerfulness, and unfortunately, Rachel is too much above her station to make many friends in it. She wants movement as well as work," remarked Katherine.
"As you consider her so good a dressmaker, it might be well to establish her on a larger scale, and give her some of the older girls from our Home as apprentices. Looking after and teaching them would amuse as well as occupy her."
"It is an idea worth developing!" exclaimed Katherine; and they walked on a few paces in silence.
"So De Burgh has been paying you a visit?" said Bertie at length.
"He has been paying Sandbourne a visit. He did not stay with us."
"It is wonderful that he could tame his energies even to stay here a few days."
"He was here only two days the last time."
"You cannot have much in common with such a man."
"Not much, certainly; still, he interests me. He has had such a narrow escape of being a good man."
"Narrow escape! I should say he never was in much danger of that destiny."