"Listen, now. If it is 'the other one' who awakens, I'll tell her that I happened to meet you in the Harbor, and induced you to come back, on my own responsibility. Do you see? I'll manage it; you needn't be afraid. I'll take care of you, and it will be all right. Of course if it is Joy who wakes up, that will be better. But we must act quickly. Can you tell immediately who it is that awakens, Joy or 'the other one'?"
"Oh, we can tell that easily enough, by the way she treats me!"
"Very well, then. You must awaken her now!"
I sat down where I could watch, and Leah went hesitatingly up to her mistress again, and shook her shoulder gently.
"Wake up, Miss Joy!" she said softly, but firmly. "Wake up, you're catching cold, honey."
Joy moaned, turned a little, then drew herself together again drowsily.
"Wake up, Miss Joy, you must have your dinner now!"
She moved again, and muttered, "Oh, I'm so sleepy! Let me go to sleep, Leah, please!"
Again Leah shook her. It seemed cruel to have to bring that exhausted body back to life. "Wake up, Miss Joy. Mr. Castle's here to see you! Wake up!"
She opened her eyes now, and stared vacantly at us. Then her face changed gloriously. She flung her arms round Leah's neck.