. Aunt Anne . hardly any left, she answered,with a sigh, <fand unhappily he does notappreciate the companionship of those Aunt Anne, dear Aunt Anne, Florencesaid, do come in, you will catch your deathof cold. My love, the carriage is waiting and youmust excuse me ; It is growing late. It hasbeen delightful to be with you, and to meetyour friends. She shook hands with Mr. Fisher, andbowed to Ethel Dunlop; then she wentslowly out of the room on Walters arm, thelong train of Madame Celestines dresssweeping behind her. Good night, Mrs. Hibbert, Mr. Wimplesaid, and, shaking hands quickly with th
. Aunt Anne . hardly any left, she answered,with a sigh, <fand unhappily he does notappreciate the companionship of those Aunt Anne, dear Aunt Anne, Florencesaid, do come in, you will catch your deathof cold. My love, the carriage is waiting and youmust excuse me ; It is growing late. It hasbeen delightful to be with you, and to meetyour friends. She shook hands with Mr. Fisher, andbowed to Ethel Dunlop; then she wentslowly out of the room on Walters arm, thelong train of Madame Celestines dresssweeping behind her. Good night, Mrs. Hibbert, Mr. Wimplesaid, and, shaking hands quickly with theair of a man who has many engagementsand suddenly remembered one that must beinstantly kept, he too was gone. He was just in time to reach the carriagedoor. Aunt Anne. 119 Mrs. Baines, he said, I think you saidyou were going to South Kensington—couldyou take me as far as Queens Gate ? I wonder where he is going, Waltersaid to himself as he went upstairs again ; I dont believe he knows a soul in 2^&fff« &$&&&■$&&*rijt Z* !fS§§S^ ^*^W9*^ .*„ •. CHAPTER V. ALTER was going to India for thewinter. It had all been arrangedwhile Aunt Anne sat out on the balconywith Mr. Wimple. Mr. Fisher had explainedto Florence that the paper wanted a newcorrespondent for a time, and that it wouldbe an excellent thing for Walter to get thechange and movement of the new life. Hewas to go out by P. and O., making a shortstay at Gibraltar, for business purposes, aswell as one at Malta. He had lookedanxiously enough at his wife when theywere alone again that evening ; but she hadput out her hands as if in congratulation. I am very glad, was all she said, itwill do you good and make you strong. Aunt Anne, 121 To live for you and the chicks, mysweet. And so they arranged the getting ready;for he was to start by the very next boat,and that sailed in ten days time. If your mother had been in Englandyou might have gone with me as far as Gib,Walter remarked. I sup
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