Her cousin, Will Belton, knew how to manage much better.
On the next morning, however, all her thoughts respecting Captain Aylmer were dissipated by tidings which Martha brought to her bedside.

Her aunt was ill.

Martha was afraid that her mistress was very ill.

She did not dare to send specially for the doctor on her own responsibility, as Mrs.Winterfield had strong and peculiar feelings about doctors' visits, and had on this very morning declined to be so visited.

On the next day the doctor would come in the usual course of things, for she had submitted for some years back to such periodical visitings; but she had desired that nothing might be done out of the common way.