"The lantern?
Why--it's--it's gone," she said.
"Gone?
What do you mean?
Where has it gone ?" "It's gone--gone out.

There wa'n't enough oil in it to last any longer, I suppose." "Oh!" Emily sat up.

"And you've been sitting here alone in the dark while I have been asleep.

How dreadful for you! Why didn't you speak to me?
Has anything happened?
Hasn't that man come back yet ?" It was the last question which Thankful answered.

"No.