There was no time for waiting until she was composed again.

Which should it be--the new life, as Grace Roseberry?
or the old life, as Mercy Merrick?
She looked for the last time at the bed.

Grace's course was run; Grace's future was at her disposal.

Her resolute nature, forced to a choice on the instant, held by the daring alternative.

She persisted in the determination to take Grace's place.
The tramping footsteps of the Germans came nearer and nearer.