"But no--no--no, I should die of fright. What should I do if that came again and lay down on the bed beside the child?" moaned the girl in terror and despair.
"You really ought not to think of anything so much out of reason. There was nothing in it but the uneasy dream of a child."
"Indeed, indeed I shall go frantic. Can nothing be done?"
"Well, you know, I could not think of letting you cross over the stage by yourself. Nothing on earth would induce me to let you attempt such a thing. And you do not wish me to go away, and you will not have the two of us go. I cannot see any way out of the difficulty."
"O dear, O dear, O dear!" cried the girl. "I shall go crazy! Stop! I have it. Didn't we leave the back door open?"
"We did, so as to have the benefit of the hall-lamp."
"Well, you stay here and watch the boy, and I'll go and call for Mr. Bramwell across the bay. They will hear my voice easily in the dining-room. That's the best plan, isn't it."
"Yes, if any plan is wanted, which I doubt."
The girl ran out of the room with a shudder.
The concealed woman had fainted. She lost consciousness when it was decided to summon her husband without watch being removed from the room.