She stopped and looked out, candle in hand, but drew back with a start: on the opposite side of the way stood a man, looking up, she thought, at the house! She hastened to her room, and to bed.

If God was not watching, no waking was of use; and if God was watching, she might sleep in peace.

She did sleep, and woke refreshed.
Her first care in the morning was to write to Letty--with the result I have set down.

The next thing she did was to go and ask Beenie to give her some breakfast.

The old woman was delighted to see her, and ready to lock her door at once and go back to her old quarters.