The Pillars of the House; Or, Under Wode, Under Rode, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Captain Harewood was gone. There was a good deal of truth in Wilmet\'s plea that much pain might have been saved if she had been allowed to abide by her first answer; but by this time she would not have saved it. She was a brave woman, and never sought indulgence; and all she accepted was the spending his last Saturday and Sunday at his home with him; and even on this she durst not venture without taking Alda, and exposing the dear untidy household to her disdain; but that October Sunday walk by the river was worth it all—worth infinitely more than the July walk; and they both declared it gave them strength.