she should be seized with this sudden whim to see her, when there are half a dozen other grandchildren that she might have asked for. But we must never forget that Mamma, in spite of her wonderful vitality, is a very old woman.\"
Mr. Welland's brow remained clouded, and it was evident that his perturbed imagination had fastened at once on this last remark. \"Yes: your mother's a very old woman; and for all we know Bencomb may
she should be seized with this sudden whim to see her, when there are half a dozen other grandchildren that she might have asked for. But we must never forget that Mamma, in spite of her wonderful vitality, is a very old woman.\"
Mr. Welland's brow remained clouded, and it was evident that his perturbed imagination had fastened at once on this last remark. \"Yes: your mother's a very old woman; and for all we know Bencomb may
