"Well, good-night. Thee'll excuse a housekeeper on Seventh-day evening.
If thee wants anything, ring thy bell."
She came and stroked my brow gently for a moment, and then breathed softly:
"God bless thee, Richard. May the Sabbath's peace quiet thy heart to-morrow."
CHAPTER X
IN THE DEPTHS
I awoke late Sunday morning and found Reuben watching beside me.
"Thee's better, isn't thee?" he asked eagerly.
"Well, I ought to be. You're a good fellow, Reuben. What time is it?—nearly night again, I hope."
"Oh, no, it's only about eleven; they're all gone to meeting. I made 'em leave you in my care. Adah would have stayed, but mother told her she was to go. Emily Warren's grandfather wanted to go spooning off in the woods, but she made him go to meeting too. I don't see how she ever came to like him, with his grand airs."
"She has good reasons, rest assured."