"
"Mrs. Sanford is a model housekeeper, and takes good care of her
husband," Hannah said, softly; and then, as she heard the sound of
voices outside, she arose quickly, and went to meet her brother, and the
man who, her father had said, would better have married her than the
"sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued Martha."
CHAPTER X.
THE INTERVIEW.
The rector was full of interest and concern as he stepped into the room,
and when Hannah apologized for sending for him on such a night, he
answered promptly:
"Not at all, not at all. If I can be of any comfort to you or your
father, I should be very sorry not to come. How is he?"
Hannah did not answer him, so intent was she upon studying her brother's
face, which was anything but sympathetic, as he shook the snow from his
overcoat and warmed his hands by the stove. The Hon. Burton Jerrold
liked his comfort and ease, and as he was far from easy or comfortable,
he made his sister feel it by his manner, if not by his words.
"Is father so much worse that you must send for us in this storm?" he
asked, and Hannah replied:
"Yes, he is very bad.
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