She sobbed and cried without consciousness of tears.

At last, for very weariness and exhaustion, she fell asleep, and was wakened by hearing Mrs.Dale rap sharply at the door.
"Come, Lois, come!" she cried.

"What's the matter?
Dick Forsythe is here.
Do have politeness enough to come down-stairs.

I don't know but that his mother is a shade better, but she has had a chance to die twice over, the time he's been getting here!".