However, she drew Silvere to her bosom, and seemed to some degree to recognise him, though ever and anon she confused him with someone else.
"There they are!" she stammered.

"Do you see?
They are going to take you, they will kill you again.

I don't want them to--Send them away, tell them I won't; tell them they are hurting me, staring at me like that--" Then she turned to the wall, to avoid seeing the people of whom she was talking.

And after an interval of silence, she continued: "You are near me, my child, aren't you?
You must not leave me.

I thought I was going to die just now.