Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Amy did not quite understand all that her mother meant, or why she should look so sad; but she went to rest that night with a heavier heart than usual, even though she had made it an especial part of her evening prayers that God would grant her a humble spirit, and teach her not to desire any thing beyond what he had given; and when she next went to Emmertou she looked upon Susan as much better than herself, and took even a greater interest in her ; and finding that Miss Morton did the same, and studied in many little ways to make the poor girl feel less friendless and lonely, it seemed as if the barrier between herself and Emily was in a measure done away; and she began from this time to experience a pleasure in being with her, which once she would have imagined impossible. CHAPTER VIII. " Mamma," said Amy, as she returned from Emmerton one bright afternoon in the beginning of September, " aunt Harrington hopes that when I go to the Hall, on Thursday, you will go with me ; for Lord Rochford is coming over with Miss Cunningham, and she thinks you would like to see them. The carriage will be sent for you whenever you wish it." " Has not Miss Cunningham been at the Hall before? " asked Mrs. Herbert. "No," replied Amy ; "she was to have gone there just after my aunt came, but one of her uncles was taken ill and died, and then she went away somewhere on a visit. I want to see her very much, for I am sure my aunt is very anxious that Dora should be with her a great deal." " How did you guess that ?" asked Mrs. Herbert. "Oh, by the way in which she talked of her, and said she hoped Dora would make herself agreeable, and that there were very few young people of the same age here, and that the acquaintance was very desirable; but mamma," continued Amy, looking up archly ...