"You do not like England so well?"
"No. Oh no! But I could like England. Mr. Shubrick, my time at Sorrento was almost without care; and you know that makes a difference."
"Would you like to live without care?" said he.
Dolly looked at him, the question seemed so strange. "Without anxious care—I should," she answered.
"That you may, anywhere."
"How is it possible, sometimes?" Dolly asked wistfully.
"May I be Yankee enough to answer your question by another? Is it any relief to you to have me come in and take the watch for to-night?"
"The greatest," said Dolly. "I cannot express to you how great it is; for mother and I have had it all to do for so long. I cannot tell you, Mr. Shubrick, in what a strange lull of rest I have been sitting here since we came downstairs. I have just let my hands fall."
"How can you be sure it is safe to do that?" he said, smiling.
"Oh," said Dolly, "I know you will take care; and while you do, I need not."