After all, as this good lady says, the loss of a little money is not worth complaining over, when one has escaped with life.

Good morning; and many thanks for all your kindness!" And Tom made another grand bow, and went off to the Lieutenant.
Grace looked after him awhile, as one stunned; and then turned to her mother.
"Let us go home." "Go home?
Why there, dear ?" "Let me go home; you need not come.

I am sick of this world.

Is it not enough to have misery and death (and she pointed to the row of corpses), but we must have sin, too, wherever we turn! Meanness and theft:--and ingratitude too!" she added, in a lower tone.
She went homeward; her mother, in spite of her entreaties, accompanied her; and, for some reason or other, did not lose sight of her all that day, or for several days after.
Meanwhile, Willis had beckoned the Doctor aside.

His face was serious and sad, and his lips were trembling.
"This is a very shocking business, sir.