with a quiet smile of satisfaction

"She is just the girl to do it," cried the Doctor, grasping him warmly by the hand. "I have always had a very high opinion of her."   "I should think so," said Everard, with a quiet smile of satisfaction.   Fortunately Isabel had no idea that Everard had gone with the Doctor, or she would have been terribly anxious, for fear Louis should still be near. But guilt makes cowards of all, so Louis was now in a fearful state of mind: for he was passionate, hasty, violent and selfish, but not really bad-hearted, and jealous anger and hatred had so gained the mastery over him that he had been impelled to do that at which, in cooler moments, he would have shuddered. So now he was enduring agony, fearing lest his mad attempt at murder had been successful, yet not daring to inquire. Ah, Louis! you are now, as ever, your own worst enemy." Chapter 33  "What makes you look so sad Everard; Isabel was not much hurt; not hurt at all I may say."   "I was not thinking of her just now Emmy," he answered smiling, but the smile passed away, and left his face very sad indeed.   "What is it Evvie," she asked in the old coaxing way, seating herself beside him on the seat round the old Elm tree.   "I was thinking of Grace," he replied "you can't think how her keeping away pains me."   "I wouldn't think of it, if I were you, it is very mean and ill-natured of her, but she will get over her huff after a while."   "That would be all very well, if I were going to remain here, but you know how soon I go and----"   "Oh Everard," (Emmy could not contemplate this event with composure) "Oh Everard, I can't bear you to go, and she threw her arms round his neck, weeping passionately.