Was it to be so sudden then? thought Margaret; and yet perhaps it was as well. Lingering would only add stings to the pain; it was better to be stunned into numbness by hearing of all these arrangements, which seemed to be nearly completed before she had been told. "What does mamma say?" asked she, with a deep sigh.
To her surprise, her father began to walk about again before he answered. At length he stopped and replied:

So sudden? thought Margaret; and yet perhaps it was as well. Lingering would only add stings to the pain. 'What does mamma say?' asked she.
Her father began to walk about again before he answered.
