"Wrong!" said Timmins; "why would it be wrong? she hasn't behaved good to you." "Yes," said Ellen; "but don't you know the Bible says, if we do not forgive people what they do to us, we shall not be forgiven ourselves?" "Well, I declare," said Miss Timmins, "you beat all! But here's the Eagle hotel at last, — and I am glad for your sake, dear." Ellen was shown into the ladies' parlour. She was longing for a place to rest, but she saw directly it was not to be there. The room was large and barely furnished; and round it were scattered part of the carriage-load of people that had arrived a quarter of an hour before her. They were waiting till their rooms should be ready. Ellen silently found herself a chair, and sat down to wait with the rest, as patiently as she might. Few of them had as much cause for impatience; but she was the only perfectly mute and uncomplaining one there. Her two companions, however, between them, fully made up her share of fretting. At length a servant brought the welcome news that their room was ready, and the three marched up stairs. It made Ellen's heart very glad when they got there, to find a good- sized, cheerful-looking bed-room, comfortably furnished, with a bright fire burning, large curtains let down to the floor, and a nice warm carpet upon it. Taking off her bonnet, and only that, she sat down on a low cushion by the corner of the fire-place, and leaning her head against the jamb, fell asleep almost immediately. Mrs. Dunscombe set about arranging herself for the tea-table. "Well!" she said — "one day of this precious journey is over!" "Does Ellen go with us to-morrow, Mamma?" "Oh, yes! quite to Thirlwall." "Well, you haven't had much plague with her to-day, Mamma." "No — I am sure I am much obliged to whoever has kept her out of my way." "Where is she going to sleep to-night?" asked Miss Margaret. "I don't know, I am sure — I suppose I shall have to have a cot brought in here for her." "What a plague!" said Miss Margaret. "It will lumber up the room so! There's no place to put it. Couldn't she sleep with Timmins?" "Oh, she _could_, of course — just as well as not — only people would make such a fuss about it — it wouldn't do; we must bear it for once. I'll try and not be caught in such a scrape again." "How provoking!" said Miss Margaret — "how came father to do so, without asking you about it?" "Oh, he was bewitched, I suppose — men always are. Look here, Margaret — I can't go down to tea with a train of children at my heels. I shall leave you and Ellen up here, and I'll send up your tea to you." "Oh no, Mamma!" said Margaret, eagerly — "I want to go down with you. Look here, Mamma! she's asleep, and you needn't wake her up — that's excuse enough; you can leave her to have her tea up here, and let me go down with you." "Well," said Mrs. Dunscombe, "I don't care — but make haste to get ready, for I expect every minute when the tea-bell will ring."