Magdalen saw plainly, in her look and manner, that she
had made her first and last protest. Whether the motive was pride, or
sullenness, or distrust of herself, or despair of doing good, the result
was not to be mistaken--Norah had resolved on remaining passive for the
future.
Later in the afternoon, Mr. Vanstone suggested a drive to his eldest
daughter, as the best remedy for her headache. She readily consented to
accompany her father; who thereupon proposed, as usual, that Magdalen
should join them. Magdalen was nowhere to be found. For the second time
that day she had wandered into the grounds by herself. On this occasion,
Miss Garth--who, after adopting Norah's opinions, had passed from the
one extreme of over-looking Frank altogether, to the other extreme
of believing him capable of planning an elopement at five minutes'
notice--volunteered to set forth immediately, and do her best to
find the missing young lady. After a prolonged absence, she returned
unsuccessful--with the strongest persuasion in her own mind that
Magdalen and Frank had secretly met one another somewhere, but without
having discovered the smallest fragment of evidence to confirm her
suspicions.
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