Sometimes , in the hours of sleepless night , when all human resentments and rancours seemed petty and contemptible , she thought she had conquered it . But in the daytime , with the picture of her father looking down at her from the wall , and the rustle of her unfashionable dresses , worn because of Andrew Cameron 's double dealing , in her ears , it got the better of her again . But the Old Lady 's love for Sylvia had grown so strong and deep and tender that no other feeling could endure finally against it . Love is a great miracle worker ; and never had its power been more strongly made manifest than on the cold , dull autumn morning when the Old Lady walked to Bright River railway station and took the train to Charlottetown , bent on an errand the very thought of which turned her soul sick within her . The station master who sold her her ticket thought Old Lady Lloyd looked uncommonly white and peaked -- `` as if she had n't slept a wink or eaten a bite for a week , '' he told his wife at dinner time . `` Guess there 's something wrong in her business affairs . This is the second time she 's gone to town this summer . '' When the Old Lady reached the town , she ate her slender little lunch and then walked out to the suburb where the Cameron factories and warehouses were . It was a long walk for her , but she could not afford to drive . She felt very tired when she was shown into the shining , luxurious office where Andrew Cameron sat at his desk . After the first startled glance of surprise , he came forward beamingly , with outstretched hand . `` Why , Cousin Margaret ! This is a pleasant surprise . Sit down -- allow me , this is a much more comfortable chair . Did you come in this morning ? And how is everybody out in Spencervale ? '' The Old Lady had flushed at his first words . To hear the name by which her father and mother and lover had called her on Andrew Cameron 's lips seemed like profanation . But , she told herself , the time was past for squeamishness . If she could ask a favour of Andrew Cameron , she could bear lesser pangs .
For Sylvia 's sake she shook hands with him , for Sylvia 's sake she sat down XXXXX the chair he offered .
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