Returning to her room to don her riding habit, directly after breakfast, Mildred met Miss Worth on her way to the library to keep her appointment with Mr. Dinsmore.
"How pale and ill you look!" exclaimed Mildred.
"Ah, you would not wonder if you knew how I shrink from this interview," sighed the governess.
"I think you need not," Mildred answered kindly; then gave her the substance of the conversation at the table, in regard to the past night's occurrences, adding that her uncle's explanation of her probable motives had entirely appeased Mrs. Dinsmore's anger, and presumably he did not himself hold her in great disfavor... #story #kidsstory AcreSoft Story Classic ✝️❣️🗺️ acresoft.com cointr.ee/acresoft