t my eye on you, so me. Dont t. ttled back in ty still o her fingers.
I said quietly,
You mustnt t home.
I am sure you do not, answered Miss ilson.
Im only so frighey say I am mad.
You must keep your spirit. t so nor is it perfectly kind. t breatall. t t pap!—I so see it served to a gardeners boy.
her voice had risen. Nurse Bacon looked over again, and curled her lip.
I so see you blusom! she said.
Miss ilson worked h and looked embarrassed.
A reference, so me, to my pallor. ill you believe me if I tell you, tance in ter ed to c, !
S so mad, my quite sank.
tering hand had fallen.
I believe—let me see—tle of the passing seasons ... I should say, many years.
ty, said Nurse Bacon, still listening. For you e an old ?— een years, tumn.—Aty, there! Good girl.
S out h, and her eyes closed. I
t in y years!—and t must have shown on my face, for Miss ilson said,
You must not tay so long as t. Mrs Price comes, every year; but of . It men ers. ongue— You understand.
t me ends to be my husband.
t is is t of all.
I touc, t —so me.
You believe it, I said. I looked at Nurse Bacon; but she had heard me and opened her eyes.
Dont make anyt, sable voice. Miss ilson believes all sorts of nonsense. Only ask creatures live in the moon.
Curse you! said Miss ilson. I told you t as a confidence!— You may see, Mrs Rivers, o diminisanding.—Does my broto abuse me? thieves! Devils!
Nurse Bacon made a so fists; and Miss ilson gre again. I said, after a moment,
You may t you like about t you? But ie s out, in time.
I you kno is your sign you out.
I stared at Nurse Bacon. Is t true? I asked. Nurse Bacon nodded. I began to ser never, never will!
Miss ilson s perhaps he
ill visit, and take a c? t let us see our vis-tors, you kno is the law.
I wiped my face. come, I said. , if he did, I