"I will, if you like; I will lie down beside you, if you like."
"Oh, I can't sleep; I can't think of it! Do talk to me. What did Sir John Williamson say?"
"I don't know; I did not hear. They are going to perform the operation; it will take a little over an hour."
"And then?" said Molly.
"Then they will know," answered Cecil.
"Oh, Cecil! how soon after?"
"Very soon, Miss Forester says. I heard her telling Miss Leicester that Dr. Williamson is certain there is a small piece of bone pressing on the brain. If that can be successfully removed without injuring the brain in any way, Kate will recover consciousness, and then there is no reason why she should not quickly get better."
"Do you think she'll get better, Cecil?"
"How can I say? I hope so."
"Have you—have you prayed about it, Cecil?"