I've come back to look up the family and find how many are left.

Curious sort of a job, isn't it." "I don't know.

Perhaps it's natural," replied the boy, reflectively.
"But I'm sorry you came to Aunt Jane first." "Why ?" "She's in bad health--quite ill, you know--and her temper's dreadful.
Perhaps she--she--" "I know.

But I haven't seen her in years; and, after all, she's my sister.

And back at the old home, where I went first, no one knew anything about what had become of the family except Jane.