Theresa scrambled on to her feet, just as Hordle, in response to its summons, arrived at the sitting-room door.
"Did you ring, Miss ?" he asked grudgingly.

Less than ever was she in favour with the servants' hall to-night.
Past intelligible utterance, Theresa merely shook her head in reply.

Made a return upon herself--began to instruct him to put out the lamps in the room.

Remembered that now and henceforth the right to give orders in this house was no longer hers; and broke into sobbing, the sound of which her handkerchief pressed against her mouth quite failed to stifle.
About an hour later, having bathed and changed, Sir Charles Verity made his way upstairs.

Upon the landing Dr.McCabe met him.
"Better," he said, "thank the heavenly powers, decidedly better.
Temperature appreciably lower, and the pulse more even.