As Malcolm walked on he made up his mind that his
first act when he arrived at the Crow's Nest would be to take
counsel with Elizabeth. "The child will die if something is not done
for her," he said to himself; "perhaps she will be able to suggest
something;" but it never occurred to him to confide in his mother.
"Individual cases do not appeal to her," he had once said to Anna.
"She prefers to work on a more extended scale," and though Anna
contradicted this with unusual warmth, Malcolm had some grounds for
his sweeping assertion.
Malcolm spent the evening very pleasantly discussing future
arrangements with his friends. To his satisfaction the room he
coveted was at once allotted to him, with the title of "The
Prophet's Chamber;" and, as he professed himself quite content with
the bedroom in the garden-house, matters were soon settled, and both
Verity and Amias looked pleased when Malcolm announced his intention
of spending most of his summer vacation at the Crow's Nest. They
talked a good deal about the Wood House. Malcolm gave graphic
descriptions of the house and the garden and the Pool, and he also
drew rather a charming picture of the elder Miss Templeton.
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