"May I go in and see her?"
"No, no! You could do no good, and she might be frightened if she caught sight of a large dim figure in the dark. Leave it to the women, and thank God for them. Hark!"
Phillis was back in Elysium again.
"Who's been eating my porridge?" said a gruff little voice. Then came a rapturous shriek. Evidently the Little Bear had caught Curly Locks in his bed. We sat listening, while the game ended and another followed in its place. Suddenly she began to sing again—
"Then three times round went that gallant ship,
And three times round went she;
Then three times round went that gallant ship,
And—sank—to the—bottom of the sea—ea—ee—"
There was a little wailing rallentando, and silence.
"Philly, Philly, don't!" It was the only time that night that Kitty gave any sign of breaking down. The doctor hurried back into the room. The clock struck five.