Macon
held her close, with a new fondness, born of possession, thrilling all
her being.
After this there was no question but that Sara should be married from
this new home, as both the professor and his wife insisted upon it; and
when she tried to speak of paying board, Mrs. Macon only laughed at her.
"Now, Sara, do be quiet!" she said. "You may go on helping Henry till
you get his new assistant broken in, of course--I won't say a word
against that--but you must have every cent for your _trousseau_--
and we'll show the madame some things that will make her open even her
French eyes, I imagine!" this outburst having been called out by the
receipt of a letter from the little woman that very morning.
Though it was one of warm approval and hearty good wishes, Mrs. Macon
fancied she could read, between the lines of charming French-English, a
desire to take the direction of affairs as soon as her husband's already
improved condition should permit; and this did not suit the energetic
manageress of this new family at all.
She had never been so much in her element for years. She delighted in
life, stir, youth, and business; she liked to direct people--and,
fortunately, Sara was one who could take even interference sweetly.
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