"You did, to be sure. We sent for her when you were took with the heat. It was Bess that found you, lying in the road."
Peter remembered now how and where he had fallen.
Mrs. Paragon came in at that moment, and the farmer's wife greeted her.
"The lad's awake, and talking like a Christian."
Mrs. Paragon came and kissed him, the farmer's wife softly leaving them together. Peter looked tranquilly at his mother.
"I'm afraid I've frightened you," he said at last.
"Only for a little while," she reassured him.
"What time is it? I mean, how long have you been here?"
"Only three days."