t tful nigerrible red glare, crossed oo, speaking er: agitation, uncertainty, and an all-predominating sense of terror confused my faculties. Ere long, I became a some one ing me in a sitting posture, and t more tenderly ted my  a pillo easy.

    In five minutes more t dissolved: I knee  I  t able; Bessie stood at t leman sat in a chair near my pillow, leaning over me.

    I felt an inexpressible relief, a sootion of protection and security, ranger in t belonging to Gates related to Mrs. Reed. turning from Bessie (to me t of Abbot, for instance, leman: I kneimes called in by Mrs. Reed ws were ailing: for he children she employed a physician.

    “ell, who am I?” he asked.

    I pronounced  time my ook it, smiling and saying, “e so be very careful t I  disturbed during t. ions, and intimates t  day, ed; to my grief: I felt so sered and befriended er  again sank: inexpressible sadness weig down.

    “Do you feel as if you sly.

    Scarcely dared I ansence migry.”

    “ould you like to drink, or could you eat anything?”

    “No, thank you, Bessie.”

    “to bed, for it is past t you may call me if you  anyt.”

    onderful civility t emboldened me to ask a question.

    “Bessie, ter h me? Am I ill?”

    “You fell sick, I suppose, in tter soon, no doubt.”

    Bessie  into tment, which was near. I heard her say—

    “Sara for my life be alone  poor co-nig die; it’s sucrange t fit: I wonder if soo hard.”

    Sara to bed; toget scraps o