Chapter 42 Miss Stanbury and Mr Gibson Become Two

There came to be a very gloomy fortnight at Miss Stanbury's house in the Close. For two or three days after Mr Gibson's dismissal at the hands of Miss Stanbury herself, Brooke Burgess was still in the house, and his presence saved Dorothy from the full weight of her aunt's displeasure. There was the necessity of looking after Brooke, and scolding h