Thereshehandedinhermessage,addressingittotheportofarrivaloftheOccidental,andagainreturnedhome。
Shewaited;andtherebeingnoreturntelegram,theinferencewasthathehadsomehowmissedhers。Forananswertoeitherofherlettersshewouldhavetowaitlongenoughtoallowhimtimetoreachoneoftheobservatories——atediouswhile。
Thensheconsideredtheweakness,thestultifyingnatureofherattemptatrecall。
Eventsmockedheronallsides。Bythefavourofanaccident,andbyherownimmenseexertionsagainstherinstincts,Swithinhadbeenrestoredtotherightfulheritagethathehadnearlyforfeitedonheraccount。Hehadjuststartedofftoutilizeit;whenshe,withoutamoment’swarning,wasaskinghimagaintocastitaway。
Shehadsetacertainmachineryinmotion——tostopitbeforeithadrevolvedonce。