Chapter 18

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠They had a very pleasant walk, with a great deal of sitting down in warm, thyme-fragrant corners, and if anything could have helped Rose to recover from the bitter disappointment of the morning it would have been the company and conversation of Mr. Briggs. He did help her to recover, and the same process took place as that which Lotty had undergone with her husband, and the more Mr. Briggs thought