“Of course you will have to go, Nellie,” Pip said [233] ]hastily; “don’t make extra trouble by being tiresome,—surely you have done enough.”
“Oh, hush!” said Meg.
Pip knew now how the infection had been brought, and could not find any excuse for his sister.
“[‘OH, LET ME STAY! OH, I MUST STAY!’]”
But Meg saw the wince of pain that his words caused the poor girl, and knew a little what an agony of remorse she was suffering.
“She’ll be out of the danger, too,” Pip added, a little ashamed of himself when he saw the beautiful, miserable eyes.
Out of the danger! And the girl was in such a [234] ]frenzy of repentance and grief, she would gladly have laid down her life just to see Essie go flying down the drive in a losing race with Flibbertigibbet.
She caught the doctor’s arm.
“I would watch night and day—I would do anything in the world, anything—oh! let me stay,” she said.