It will be important, however, to ascertain what state of health she was in last night.

Have you any idea where she was yesterday evening ?" I told him where she was employed at work, and said I imagined she must have been kept there later than usual.
"I shall pass the place this morning" said the doctor, "in going my rounds among my patients, and I'll just step in and make some inquiries." I thanked him, and we parted.

Just as he was closing the door he looked in again.
"Was she your sister ?" he asked.
"No, sir, only my dear friend." He said nothing more, but I heard him sigh as he shut the door softly.
Perhaps he once had a sister of his own, and lost her?
Perhaps she was like Mary in the face?
The doctor was hours gone away.

I began to feel unspeakably forlorn and helpless, so much so as even to wish selfishly that Robert might really have sailed from America, and might get to London in time to assist and console me.
No living creature came into the room but Sally.

The first time she brought me some tea; the second and third times she only looked in to see if there was any change, and glanced her eye toward the bed.