I think you roused her and did her good.

Gladys mopes too much at home.

All the same,' in a tolerant tone, 'you ought not to have kept her so late; as Etta very wisely remarked, it was no good for her to stay in on Sundays and remain out a couple of hours later another night; you see, Gladys takes cold so easily.' 'I hear you were very much inclined to blame the village nurse, Mr.
Hamilton.' 'Who ?--I ?' looking at me in a little surprise.

'I do not remember that I said anything very dreadful.

Etta was in a fuss, as usual; you managing women like to make a fuss sometimes: she sent off Leah, and wanted me to lecture Gladys for her imprudence; but I was not inclined to be bothered, and said it was Gladys's affair if she chose to make herself ill, but all the same she ought to be ashamed of such skittishness at her age.