at home with Geenie till I call or send for you.
MARION.
This she left in plain sight on the table.
On their way little was spoken until they approached the door, when Marion said,—
"I hope the doctor will be there. I dare not take you to Mr. Lambert's room without his permission."
The servant who opened the door stared at the new-comer, and said to Miss Howard,—
"Mr. Lambert is too ill, ma'am, to see visitors."
"Yes, I know. This lady is going with me to the parlor to see the doctor."
She gave Mrs. Douglass her arm, and found from the manner the lady leaned against her that she could scarcely support herself.