It did not surprise her that Shotaye did not appear on the first day, but on the evening of the second she began to tremble.

When the night of the third came, her apprehensions became distressing.

On the fourth, Shotaye must surely come; expectation, and finally disappointment, almost tortured to death the poor woman, for Shotaye came not.
Everything seemed to conspire to render her hopelessly miserable.

She lost sight of her surroundings, grew speechless, and almost devoid of feeling.

The others explained her state as one of profound and very natural grief, and let her alone.