CHAPTER XXIII--WILLOW WIDOWS 



"Set your heart at rest. The fairyland buys not that child of me. - "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM." 

An expedition to Minsterham finished the visit of Dolores and her faithful "Nag," whose abilities as an assistant were highly appreciated, and who came home brilliantly happy to keep her remaining holiday with Magdalen; while Dolores repaired to Clipstone. Bernard had been obliged to go to London, to report himself to Sir Ferdinand Travis Underwood, but his wife and little girl were the reigning joy at Clipstone. Phyllis looked very white, much changed from the buxom girl who had gone out with her father two years ago. She had never recovered the loss of the little boy, and suffered the more from her husband's inability to bear expression, and it was an immense comfort to her to speak freely of her little one to her mother. 

The little Lilias looked frail, but was healthy, happy, and as advanced as a well-trained companion child of six could well be, and the darling of the young aunts, who expected Dolores to echo their raptures, and declare the infinite superiority of the Ceylonese to "that little cornstalk," as Valetta said. 

"There's no difficulty as to that," said Dolores, laughing. "The poor little cornstalk looks as if she had grown up under a blight." 

"It is a grand romance though," said Mysie; "only I wish that Cousin Harry had had any constancy in him." 

"I wonder if Magdalen will adopt her!" was Valetta's bold suggestion. 
What's the name of the chapter?
Why is it called that?
Who was an assistant?
Was she well thought of?
Why?
Did she come with anyone else?
Where did they go?
How old is she?
Was she healthy?
Who made a bold suggestion?
What was it?
WILLOW WIDOWS
WILLOW WIDOWS 
unknown
unknown
Nag
faithful "Nag,"
yes
highly appreciated
unknown
unknown
Lilias
Lilias looked frail, but was healthy, happy, and as advanced as a well-trained companion
Minsterham
Minsterham 
six
child of six
yes
healthy, happy,
Valetta
Valetta's bold suggestion.
Magdalen may adopt her
Magdalen will adopt her