23/41 "Stop!" exclaimed Mrs.Reed, "there is another thing I wished to say. He threatens me--he continually threatens me with his own death, or mine: and I dream sometimes that I see him laid out with a great wound in his throat, or with a swollen and blackened face. I am come to a strange pass: I have heavy troubles. What is to be done? Soon after, Mrs.Reed grew more composed, and sank into a dozing state. |