The potion had been prepared in several ways to tempt Eliza, but the candy had been the effectual bait.
Louise felt a glow of triumph, but managed to continue the conversation, relating in an amusing way the anxiety of the Elmhurst folks when the first returns seemed to indicate the election of Hopkins.
Eliza laughed once or twice, her head resting upon the back of her chair.

Then the words of Louise began to sound dreamy and indistinct in her ears.

The chair rocked with less regularity; soon it came to a stop, and Eliza was peacefully sleeping in its ample depths.
Louise now rose softly and rang her bell.

Footsteps approached, and a knock came upon the door.

She admitted Dr.Hoyt, Mr.Burke, and two servants.
The physician approached the sleeping girl and gently lifted the lids of her eyes.