Chapter 14: A Fireside Fete

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​⁠"No cousin Faith to-night. The rain has prevented her from taking this boat, and she is not likely to come later as she comes alone," said Moor, returning from a fruitless drive to meet his expected guest one October evening.

"It always rains when I want anything very much. I seem to have a great deal of bad weather in my life," answered Sylvia, despondingly.

"Never mind the rain; let us make sunshi