“I was waiting for you to be getting up,” she said in a quiet tone. “I don’t think father’s so well, and I was wondering whether I hadn’t better send Jane down for the doctor. It’s not certain he’ll call to-day if he isn’t specially fetched.”
“Why?” said Edwin. “What’s up?”
“Oh, nothing,” Maggie answered. “Nothing particular, but you didn’t hear him ringing in the night?”
“Ringing? No! What time?”
“About one o’clock. Jane heard the bell, and she woke me. So I got up to him. He said he couldn’t do with being alone.”
“What did you do?”
“I made him something hot and stayed with him.”
“What? All night?”
“Yes,” said Maggie.
“But why didn’t you call me?”