And so were the other rooms, for she went into every one, lighting the gas as she went; and so was the cellar when she reached it.

For she had to go to its extreme length for wood and wait about the kitchen till the water boiled, during which time she searched every nook and cranny.

Oh, she was a brave woman, but she did have this thought as she went upstairs: If the child died she would know that she had seen a spirit; if the child got well, that she had been the victim of her own excitement.
And did the child die?
"No, it got well, but the family moved out as soon as it was safe to leave the house.

Her employees did not feel as easy about the matter as she did.".