She remained perfectly silent.
Another knock.

Still she did not move.
The door was tried.
Hope Wayne raised her head, but said nothing.
There was a louder knock, and the voice of Fanny Newt: "Miss Wayne, are you asleep?
Please let me in." It was useless to resist longer.

Hope Wayne opened the door, and Fanny Newt entered.

Hope sat down with her back to the window.
"I heard you come in," said Fanny, "and I did not hear you go out; so I knew you were still here.

But I was afraid you would oversleep yourself, and miss the ball." Hope replied that she had not been sleeping.
"Not sleeping, but sitting in the moonlight, all alone ?" said Fanny.