And she shall have a really nice present on her next birthday.

Gilbert 'll give me money to buy it.' Then she went to the mantel-piece, and played idly with a little ornament that stood there.

The trouble had been lighter for a few minutes, now it weighed again.

Her heart beat irregularly.

She leaned her elbows on the mantel-piece, and covered her face with her hands.
There was a strange heat in her blood, her breath was hot.
Was it raining still?
No, the pavement had dried, and there was no very dark cloud in the sky.