"Oh! we all knew you would come. But wait a little! Step in here. Give me your hand. What is this? Oh! your carpet-bag. Dixon has shut the shutters; but this is papa's study, and I can take you to a chair to rest yourself for a few minutes; while I go and tell him."

'Oh! we all knew you would come. Step in here,' she said. 'Give me your hand. What is this? Oh! your carpet-bag. This is papa's study. Rest here for a few minutes, while I go and tell him.'
