8/9 "Did she ever tell you where she came from ?" "Yes, she mentioned the place,--it was some town farther west. That was when we were in such trouble about our brother and how we should care for him. She could nurse him, she said, and indeed seemed very eager to do so, and we were glad to let her,--very glad, till my brother showed such fear of her and of what she might do if she once got hold of his wallet." "You possibly did her injustice," I said. "A sick man's fancies are not always to be relied on. What did your nephew think of her? |