But it was nothing so bad. It was only a little feverish attack, which would soon pass away if she was kept quiet and warm.
“You shall see her this afternoon, just for a minute or two,” said mamma. “I told the doctor I would come down myself to tell you the good news. And I am going to take you out a walk, so as to leave the nursery quite quiet.”
“Not with Emma?” said Mary. She was not sorry, but she was rather surprised.
“No, dear, not with Emma. You will not be with Emma any more, for I cannot trust her.” Leigh grew very red at this.
“Mamma,” he said, “then you can’t trust me.”
“Yes,” she replied. “I do trust you, for I know you have had a lesson you will never forget. Will you, my boy?”
“No, mamma, never,” said Leigh in a very low voice.
The walk was to the Lavender Cottages. Mamma had two reasons for going there. She wanted to thank Janie Perry for the brave way she had behaved; and she also wanted to ask Janie’s mother about a niece of hers, who she thought would make a nice nursery-maid instead of Emma.
It was a very happy walk; they all felt as if they had never loved mamma quite so much before.
And a few days later, when Baby Dolly had got quite well and was able to go out in her carriage once more, mamma came with them again for a great treat. And Fuzzy came too.