You'll be dreaming dreadful things about me every night and neither you nor I shall get any sleep." It went to my heart to oppose her in any wish; and also this kind of chaffy opposition might pain her.

But I had no alternative; the matter was too serious to be allowed to proceed.

Should Aunt Janet go to the church, she would surely want to visit the crypt.

Should she do so, and there notice the glass-covered tomb--as she could not help doing--the Lord only knew what would happen.

She had already Second-Sighted a woman being married to me, and before I myself knew that I had such a hope.