Jed, watching her, saw the last traces of happiness and elation fade from her face and disappointment and discouragement come back to take their places.

He pitied her, and he yearned to help her.

At last he could stand it no longer.
"Now, Mrs.Armstrong," he pleaded, "of course--" She interrupted.
"No," she said, as if coming to a final decision and speaking that decision aloud: "No, I can't do it." "Eh?
Can't do--what ?" "I can't have Captain Hunniwell know of our trouble.

I came here to Orham, where no one knew me, to avoid that very thing.

At home there in Middleford I felt as if every person I met was staring at me and saying, 'Her brother is in prison.' I was afraid to have Babbie play with the other children.