Chapter 18: Recognition

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Lucy and Mrs. Jasher were having a confidential conversation in the small pink drawing-room. True to her promise, Miss Kendal had come to readjust matters between the fiery little Professor and the widow. But it was not an easy task, as Mrs. Jasher was righteously indignant at the rash words used to her.

“As if I knew anything about the matter,” she repeated again and again in angry tones. “Why, my