Here's your opportunity." Kate looked at her sister curiously.

There was a faint pink flush on her pale cheeks, and her eyes were gently sparkling.

She had never seen her look so pretty before.
"Why not have sent Manuel for a doctor at once ?" asked Kate.
"The nearest doctor is fifteen miles away, and Manuel is nowhere to be found.

Perhaps he's gone to look after the stock.

There's some talk of snow; imagine the absurdity of it!" "But who are they ?" "They speak of themselves as 'friends,' as if it were a profession.