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"Go from me. Yet I feel that I shall stand / Henceforward in thy shadow. Nevermore / Alone upon the threshold of my door / Of individual life, I shall command / The uses of my soul, nor lift my hand / Serenely in the sunshine as before. " / -- SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE.
It had been arranged that the fledgling architect should be accompanied by Mr. Helston, and have the benefit of his knowledge and experience when she went down to look at Captain Brooke's estate at Clunbury. But fate decreed otherwise. On Thursday morning Mr. Helston was in bed with a high temperature and sore throat. A railway journey on a raw, gusty day in early spring was out of the question for him; and Melicent was obliged to go alone.