Miss Rose was so astonished that she sat staring at her for some minutes, until she heard a step in the hall.
It was Doctor Wyatt.
He came in softly and looked at the little figure on the bed.
He felt her pulse, and listened to her heart. Then he smiled, and led Miss Rose from the room.
“She is all right now,” he whispered. “Let her sleep as long as she can.”
CHAPTER XII
GETTING WELL
Clematis slept all night, and all the next day. It was evening when she woke.