Darling, read her note, and you will see how
nice she is. I shall come round to-morrow, the moment the
beastly stables are finished, about twelve o'clock. Oh, take
care of yourself! What a difference to-night and last night!
I was feeling horribly miserable and reckless, and to-night!
Well, you can guess. I am not half good enough for you,
darling beautiful queen, but I think I shall know how to make
you happy. I love you.
"Good-night my own.
"ROBERT."
"Do please send me a tiny line by my servant. I have told him
to wait."
I have never had a love-letter before. What lovely things they are. I felt
thrills of delight over bits of it. Of course I see now that I must have
been dreadfully in love with Robert all along, only I did not know it
quite. I fell into a kind of blissful dream, and then I roused myself up
to read Lady Merrenden's. I sha'n't put hers in, too; it fills up too
much, and I can't shut the clasp of my journal. It is a perfectly sweet
little letter, just saying Robert had told her the news, and that she was
prepared to welcome me as her dearest niece, and to do all she could for
us. She hoped I would not think her very tiresome and old-fashioned
suggesting Robert had better not see me again to-night, and, if it would
not inconvenience me, she would herself come round to-morrow morning and
discuss what was best to be done.
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