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put an end to the general constraint, she
asked Lucy to show her to her room.

It was a pretty bay-windowed room, and looked cheerful in the
firelight. Lucy’s tongue was at once unloosed, telling that
Gilbert’s tutor, Mr. Salsted, had insisted on his having his tooth
extracted, and that he had refused, saying it was quite well; but
Lucy gave it as her opinion that he much preferred the toothache to
his lessons.

‘Where does Mr. Salsted live?’

‘At Tremblam, about two miles off; Gilbert rides the pony over there
every day, except when he has the toothache, and then he stays at
home.’

‘And what do you do?’

‘We went to Miss Belmarche till the end of our quarter, and since
that we have been at home, or with grandmamma. Do you really mean
that we are to study with you?’

‘I should like it, my dear. I have been looking forward very much to
teaching you and Sophia.’

‘Thank you, mamma.’

The word was said with an effort as if it came strangely, but it
thrilled Albinia’s heart, and she k