Souchey, indeed, was with her in the house, and took from her all painful charge of the bed at which now her care could no longer be of use.

And early in the morning, while it was yet dark, Lotta came down, and spoke words to her, of which she remembered nothing.

And then she knew that her aunt Sophie was there, and that some offers were made to her at which she only shook her head.

"Of course you will come up to us," aunt Sophie said.

And she made many more suggestions, in answer to all of which Nina only shook her head.
Then her aunt and Nina, with Lotta's aid, fixed upon some plan--Nina hardly knew what--as to the morrow.