The more she thought, the more she seemed disturbed; and finally arose, and commenced walking the floor slowly.

Suddenly pausing, at length she sighed heavily, and went to the bed upon which lay her work, took it up, unrolled the bundle, and seating herself by the table, entered once more upon her daily toil.

But her mind was too much disturbed, from some cause, to permit her to pursue her work steadily.

In a little while she laid aside the garment upon which she had begun to sew, and, leaning forward, rested her head upon the table, sighing heavily as she did so, and pressing one hand hard against her side, as if to relieve pain.

A tap at the door aroused her from this state of abstraction.
As she turned, the door was quietly opened, and the woman she had seen at the tailor's a short time before, entered.