She could not suppress her hushed 'Oh!' of heavy throbbing from minute to minute.

Suddenly she started off at a quick stride to her own room, saying that it must be sleepiness which affected her so.
Her bedroom had a door to the sitting-room, and thence, as also from Chloe's room, the landing on the stairs was reached, for the room ran parallel with both bed-chambers.

She walked in it and threw the window open, but closed it immediately; opened and shut the door, and returned and called for Chloe.

She wanted to be read to.

Chloe named certain composing books.