Letushopeshewaswronginherjudgement。PoorEmmy’sdaysofhappinesshadbeenveryfewinthathumblecot。AgloomyFatehadoppressedherthere。Sheneverlikedtocomebacktothehouseaftershehadleftit，ortofacethelandladywhohadtyrannizedoverherwhenill-humouredandunpaid，orwhenpleasedhadtreatedherwithacoarsefamiliarityscarcelylessodious。
HerservilityandfulsomecomplimentswhenEmmywasinprosperitywerenotmoretothatlady’sliking。Shecastaboutnotesofadmirationalloverthenewhouse，extollingeveryarticleoffurnitureorornament；shefingeredMrs。Osborne’sdressesandcalculatedtheirprice。
Nothingcouldbetoogoodforthatsweetlady，shevowedandprotested。Butinthevulgarsycophantwhonowpaidcourttoher，Emmyalwaysrememberedthecoarsetyrantwhohadmadehermiserablemanyatime，towhomshehadbeenforcedtoputuppetitionsfortime，whentherentwasoverdue；whocriedoutatherextravaganceifsheboughtdelicaciesforherailingmotherorfather；whohadseenherhumbleandtrampleduponher。
Nobodyeverheardofthesegriefs，whichhadbeenpartofourpoorlittlewoman’slotinlife。Shekeptthemsecretfromherfather，whoseimprovidencewasthecauseofmuchofhermisery。Shehadtobearalltheblameofhismisdoings，andindeedwassoutterlygentleandhumbleastobemadebynatureforavictim。
Ihopesheisnottosuffermuchmoreofthathardusage。And，asinallgriefsthereissaidtobesomeconsolation，ImaymentionthatpoorMary，whenleftatherfriend’sdepartureinahystericalcondition，wasplacedunderthemedicaltreatmentoftheyoungfellowfromthesurgery，underwhosecaresheralliedafterashortperiod。Emmy，whenshewentawayfromBrompton，endowedMarywitheveryarticleoffurniturethatthehousecontained，onlytakingawayherpicturesthetwopicturesoverthebedandherpiano——thatlittleoldpianowhichhadnowpassedintoaplaintivejinglingoldage，butwhichshelovedforreasonsofherown。Shewasachildwhenfirstsheplayedonit，andherparentsgaveither。Ithadbeengiventoheragainsince，asthereadermayremember，whenherfather’shousewasgonetoruinandtheinstrumentwasrecoveredoutofthewreck。