Do you know ?" Mary felt that she was beginning to know, but she did not care to enlighten Jenny, who soon sprang up, saying she must go home, or her mother would be sending Henry after her.

"And I don't want him to come here," said she, "for I know you don't like him, and there don't hardly any body, he's so stuck up and kind of--I don't know what." In passing through the hall, the girls met Miss Grundy, who had just come from Patsy's room.

As soon as she saw Mary, she said, "Clap on your bonnet quick, and run as fast as ever you can to Miss Thornfield's.

Dr.Gilbert has gone there, and do you tell him to come here right away, for Patsy is dreadful sick, and has fits all the time." There was a tremor in her voice, and she seemed much excited, which surprised the girls, who fancied she would not care even if Patsy died.

Mrs.Thornfield's was soon reached, the message given, and then they hurried back.
"Is Patsy worse ?" asked Mary, as she saw the bedroom door open, and two or three women standing near the bed.
Miss Grundy did not answer, and when next her face was visible, the girls saw that her eyes were red, as if she had been weeping.
"Funny, isn't it ?" said Jenny, as she started for home.