Devant sa fille cependant, il dissimula ses craintes et affecta de n’attacher que peu d’importance a tout cela. Mais Lucy, avec la pénétration que lui donnait son affection filiale, comprit qu’il n’était guere rassuré.
He concealed his fears from his daughter, however, and affected to make light of the whole matter, though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly that he was ill at ease.