And so for some time, by elaborate subterfuges, she managed to avoid calling her anything at all. But the difficulty of this increased in geometrical progression: it began to render all intercourse an intolerable strain. Before long she was avoiding Miss Dawson.

Miss Dawson was terribly wounded: what could she have done to offend this strange child? (“Little Fairy-girl,” she used to call her.) The darling had seemed so fond of her, but now.⁠ ⁠…

So Miss Dawson used to follow her about the ship with hurt eyes, and Emily used to escape from her with scarlet cheeks. They had never had a real talk, heart to heart, again, by the time the steamer reached England.

When the steamer took in her pilot, you may imagine that her news travelled ashore; and also, that it quickly reached the Times newspaper.