"It's all right," she said, in a loud whisper.
"Gertrude fell down the cellar stairs.

Somebody left a bucket there, and----" She was interrupted by a gasp from Alice, and hastened to reassure her.

"Don't worry, dearie.

She may limp a little, but----" Adams leaned over the banisters.

"Did she break anything ?" he asked.
"Hush!" his wife whispered.