11/41 The next morning he was dead. Miss Galindo herself cried plentifully, but my lady, although very much distressed, could not cry. It seemed a physical impossibility, as if she had shed all the tears in her power. It was almost natural that so faithful a servant should break his heart, when the family he belonged to lost their stay, their heir, and their last hope. I do not think there are many so faithful now; but perhaps that is an old woman's fancy of mine. |