"It isn't wholesome here." They went briskly out, casting a last glance at the bed as they passed it.

But while Lucy, Blanche and Caroline still remained behind, Rose gave a final look round, for she wanted to leave the room in order.

She drew a curtain across the window, and then it occurred to her that the lamp was not the proper thing and that a taper should take its place.

So she lit one of the copper candelabra on the chimney piece and placed it on the night table beside the corpse.

A brilliant light suddenly illumined the dead woman's face.