"Your gift betokens a good feeling, young dame," said Isabella, turning to Margaret. "But why did you choose so costly a present?"
"Indeed, noble lady," replied Margaret, "the gloves cost but little—Edith, here, my husband's mother, knitted them, and I have striven to ornament them."
"What! Is this your embroidery?"
"Yes, my lady."
"This is not the work of a novice, Lady Anne—You are accustomed to needle-work!"
"Yes, my lady—before I was married I obtained my support by making the vestments for some of the monks at Hailes Abbey."
"Indeed! very well—and you are this young person's mother-in-law?" said the baroness, for the first time addressing Edith.
"Yes, Baroness De Boteler," replied the old woman.
"Very well," said the lady, and looking alternately at Edith and Margaret, she added, "I accept your gift—you may now retire."
They accordingly withdrew from the chamber, and, in the court-yard, were joined by Holgrave. "Did the baroness take the gloves?" he asked.