“Oh, ma’am,” she exclaimed, as she saw Mrs. Grey, “you don’t know how much better mother has been since you sent her the beef tea, and other things. Why she could speak quite loud this morning. Only,” she added, “she says she ought to get up and work now that she feels so much better. But I’m sure she ought not, for the doctor said most particular as how she was to stay in bed.”
“She mustn’t think of getting up,” said Mrs. Grey. “I will go in and see her.”
While Mrs. Grey was in the sick room the
children opened the bundle, and showed Sarah the dresses. She was greatly delighted, you may be sure. They then helped her to carry the groceries into the kitchen and to select the best places in which to keep them.
But Sarah said she would not put them away until she had washed off the shelves, and swept out the closet again.