Then with her usual directness she said, "Miss Ward, I heard you crying.

I came to see if I could help you." The look of fear in Evelyn's eyes deepened.

She continued to regard Grace intently, as though trying to discover whether there could be any other motive for her visit.

In spite of the effort she was making to be natural her face expressed absolute consternation.
"It--was--nothing," she stammered, at last.

"I am not feeling very well." Grace was not deceived.