Lost Angel 4-10

Hilda and Ellen seem to have a better life now,even though they were kind of isolated,Ellen was tutored by Gertie at first she missed the company of other children but then got used to it as her interest in nature grew but Hilda hated the seclusion.Hilda begs Gertie to take them to the village in  hope of finding a letter from Doug,then is disappointed because she didn't receive any.But then is overjoyed to find Doug there right in front of her. Hilda now is extremely happy the whole time,she missed her husband so much,Ellen too was happy that her dad is finally back home but is sometimes jealous when her parents went off  leaving her behind; just like surprisingly Gertie is too,she hates the fact that Doug is here she had always thought her feelings towards Hilda were sisterly but turns out they aren't at all. When Hilda,Doug and Ellen once get back from a walk, Ellen notices that one of the pigs is missing and is furious that Gertie sold him,Gertie gets her a kitten to make it up to her. And when Doug had to go Hilda and Ellen were heartbroken to contrary to Gertie who was merry. Two years later,Ellen's 12th birthday : Ellen is happy with the gifts she receives but wishes her dad were there. Hilda hurries to the scullery where she hid the cake she got for Ellen,but then she has a strong feeling that someone is standing there, she doesn't believe in ghost but is skeptic about it being Doug and now starts worrying about his safety.Months later Doug goes back to the village for three weeks, and of course Hilda and Ellen are extremely delighted and Gertie is irritated. At night Hilda and Doug could talk privately and he told her he was concerned about Gertie having feelings for her but she convinces him that they're only sisterly feelings,but she is reluctant as she remembers how frequently Gertie hugs her and how she acts weird whenever Doug is around. They have an argument over breakfast about what they discussed  last night,Hilda defends Gertie as Gertie stays quite knowing she wasn't successful in hiding her feelings and Doug then apologizes.When Gertie was taking them to the station when Doug had to leave, she seemed to be going on a faster pace which made Hilda annoyed and was determined to go back to London.Days later Gertie and Ellen fell sick and Hilda had to take care of them and do the chores.When they were almost cured Hilda got lungs infection a villager who was worried visited them and took Hilda to the hospital.Gertie was thankful to the villagers aid but she preferred the isolation in fear of them finding about her secret.