He carried her now down to the library, and laid her on a
sofa. Nobody at all was there. The long windows were standing
open; the morning sweet air blew gently in; the books, and
chairs, and tables which made the room pretty to Daisy's eyes,
looked very pleasant after the long weeks in which she had not
seen them. But along with her joy at seeing them again was
mixed a vivid recollection of the terrible scene she had gone
through there, a few days before her accident. However,
nothing could make Daisy anything but happy just now.
"You must remain here until I come again," said the doctor;
"and now I will send some of the rest of the family to you."
The first one that came was her father. He sat down by the
sofa, and was so tenderly glad to have her there again, that
Daisy's little heart leaped for joy. She put her hand in his,
and lay looking into his face.
"Papa, it is nice," she said.
"What?"
"Oh, to be here, and with you again."
Mr. Randolph put his lips down to Daisy's, and kissed them a
good many times.
"Do you know we are going to Silver Lake with you as soon as
you are strong enough?"
"Oh, yes, papa! Dr. Sandford says he can manage it. But I
don't know when.
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