But she was not without practical intentions; the love of independence was too strong an inheritance and a habit for her not to remember that she must get her bread; and when other projects looked vague,she fell back on that of returning to her plain sewing,and so getting enough to pay for her lodging at Bob's. She meant to persuade her mother to return to the Mill by and by, and live with Tom again; and somehow or other she would maintain herself at St.Ogg's. Dr. Kenn would perhaps help her and advise her. She remembered his parting words at the bazaar.She remembered the momentary feeling of reliance that had sprung in her when he was talking with her, and she waited with yearning expectation for the opportunity of confiding everything to him. Her mother called every day at Mr. Deane's to learn how Lucy was; the report was always sad,–nothing had yet roused her from the feeble passivity which had come on with the first shock. But of philip, Mrs. Tulliver had learned nothing; naturally, no one whom she met would speak to her about what related to her daughter.But at last she summoned courage to go and see sister Glegg, who of course would know everything, and had been even to see Tom at the Mill in Mrs. Tulliver's absence, though he had said nothing of what had passed on the occasion.