Mrs.Howard was then obliged to go home, and attend to her own family, for she had two children besides Tommy, who had not yet returned from the East Indies.
Mrs.Redburn was very restless during the afternoon, and could not be left alone for more than a short time at once.

Mrs.Howard had promised to come again in the evening, and make the rest of the candy; but Charley came home from school quite sick, seemingly threatened with the scarlet fever, so that she could not keep her promise.

Mrs.Sneed, however, dropped in, and consented to remain for two hours, which enabled Katy to make the rest of the candy.
By this time the poor girl was completely worn out.

Her resolute will, even, could no longer impart its strength to the body.

Her mother worried sadly about her, and finally induced her to lie down on the bed by her side, on condition that she should be awakened in an hour.