Her Faithful Knight — page 218: what you’re looking at

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at4 A Shadow on the Window. her spectacle-case in her pocket. Finally, after staring at the letter and turning it over in her hand, she pottered back to the house with it. She could not bear to wake Miss Phyllis, and she knew Miss Dorothy would be vexed with her for doing so. But anything in the way of cleri- cal labor was a matter of extreme difficulty to Cresswell, and she did not feel equal to the situation. So she stirred the fire loudly, and when Phyllis awoke with a start at the noise, she humbly asked her if she would mind signing that bit of paper for Miss Dorothy. Phyllis did so, and examined the envelope with interest, while Cresswell returned the receipt to the postman, and wished him good-night, forgetting, in her excitement, as she had often before forgotten, to lock the garden gate. “T feel certain it’s good news,” Phyllis said, as the old sevant re-entered the sitting-room. ‘“‘Cresswell, do you believe in presentiments? I have a presentiment that some wonderful good fortune is coming to us all, and that we are soon to throw off all our troubles and worries. Don’t ask me how I know! I feel it in the air. Now, put this letter right in the middle of the table where Doro- thy can’t fail to see it as soon as she comes home, and then go and get me something to eat. And you must have something, too, with me. I haven’t been able to eat all day, but now I am suddenly hungry. I am sure it means that something strange and delightful is going to happen. Hurry off, Cresswell dear, and you and I will have a little feast together.” The old servant hurried away, Phyllis moved to a sit- ting position, and bent her eyes, which had suddenly srown bright with hope, upon the glowing coals. The room was perfectly still and quiet, yet gradually a con- viction.crept over Phyllis that she was not alone, that some One was near her, watching her. At first she remained motionless, her heart beating with Eomichboo cS (<(0)