IV
JANE; MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL
Jane: "No, sir; I gave it to the man. He said he would give it to Miss Rice."
Campbell: "Then it's all up. If by any chance she hadn't got it, Amy, you might have sent over for it, and said there was a mistake."
Jane: "He said Miss Rice was out driving with Miss Greenway in her phaeton, but they expected her back every minute."
Mrs. Campbell: "Oh, my goodness! And you didn't come to tell me? Oh, if we had only known! We've lost our only chance, Willis."
Jane: "I did come and knock on your door, ma'am, but I couldn't make you hear."
Campbell: "There's still a chance. Perhaps she hasn't got back yet."
Jane: "I know she ain't, sir. I've been watching for her ever since. I can always see them come, from the pantry window."
Mrs. Campbell: "Well, then, don't stand there talking, but run at once! Oh, Willis! Never tell me again that there's no such thing as an overruling providence. Oh, what an interposition! Oh, I can never be grateful and humble enough—Goodness me, Jane! why don't you go?"