Poor thing! She does feel the cold very much, but it is not very cheering to see her crouching near the stove, with her arms almost clasping it! When she is not talking of her own looks, all she says is: 'Oh, if I had only not come to Petershof!' or, 'Why did I ever leave that hospital in Manchester ?' or, 'The cold is eating into the very marrow of my bones.' At first she used to read to me; but it was such a dismal performance that I could not bear to hear her.

Why don't I send her home?
Well, my husband will not hear of me being alone, and he thinks I might do worse than keep Nurse Frances.
And perhaps I might." "I would give a good deal to have a sister like pretty Fraeulein Mueller has," said little Fraeulein Oberhof.

"She came to look after me the other day when I was alone.

She has the kindest way about her.

But when my sister came in, she was not pleased to find Fraeulein Sophie Mueller with me.