She opened her red lips to speak, and then, seeing Vickers, stopped abruptly.
"Well, what is it ?" She looked from one to the other.

"I came for Dr.Pine." Vickers, with the quick intelligence of affection, guessed her errand.
"Someone is ill ?" "Miss Sylvia, sir.

It is nothing to signify, I think.

A little feverish and hot, and my mistress--" Vickers was down the ladder in an instant, with scared face.
Pine caught the girl's round firm arm.

"Where have you been ?" Two great flakes of red came out in her white cheeks, and she shot an indignant glance at Blunt.
"Come, Pine, let the wench alone!" "Were you with the child last night ?" went on Pine, without turning his head.
"No; I have not been in the cabin since dinner yesterday.