Suddenly a radiance beat upon her eyes.

All in an instant, before the lifting of her eyelids, soul and body became exquisitely acute; for she thought it was he come again, with a lamp.

She looked; it was the moon whose beams struck full in at the uncurtained window and bathed her face in their mild brightness.

She closed her eyes again and presently fell asleep--the utter relaxed sleep of a child that is worn out with pain, when nature turns gentle nurse and sets about healing and soothing as only nature can.

When she awoke it was with a scream.