Martha stayed with her until tea-time, but they sat in comfortable quiet and talked very little.

But just before Martha went down-stairs for the tea-tray, Mary asked a question.
"Martha," she said, "has the scullery-maid had the toothache again to-day ?" Martha certainly started slightly.
"What makes thee ask that ?" she said.
"Because when I waited so long for you to come back I opened the door and walked down the corridor to see if you were coming.

And I heard that far-off crying again, just as we heard it the other night.

There isn't a wind to-day, so you see it couldn't have been the wind." "Eh!" said Martha restlessly.

"Tha' mustn't go walkin' about in corridors an' listenin'.