"It would please me better if you＇d remain with me," said Madame Merle, while Mr. Osmond and his companions, who had bowed low again to the other visitor, passed into the ante-chamber.
"Oh yes, I＇ll stay," Pansy answered; and she stood near Madame Merle, surrendering her little hand,which this lady took. She stared out of the window; her eyes had 昀lled with tears.
"I＇m glad they＇ve taught you to obey," said Madame Merle. "That＇s what good little girls should do."
"Oh yes, I obey very well," cried Pansy with soft eagerness, almost with boastfulness, as if she had been speaking of her piano-playing. And then she gave a faint, just audible sigh.