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On the second day of his visit, Brooke was summoned to Miss Stanbury's
room at noon. She was forbidden to talk, and during a great portion of
the day could hardly speak without an effort; but there would be half
hours now and again in which she would become stronger than usual, at
which time nothing that Martha and Dorothy could say would induce her
to hold her tongue. When Brooke came to her on this occasion he found
her sitting up in bed with a great shawl round her; and he at once
perceived she was much more like her own self than on the former day.
She told him that she had been an old fool for sending for him, that
she had nothing special to say to him, that she had made no alteration
in her will in regard to him 'except that I have done something for
Dolly that will have to come out of your pocket, Brooke.' Brooke
declared that too much could not be done for a person so good, and
dear, and excellent as Dorothy Stanbury, let it come out of whose
pocket it might. 'She is nothing to you, you know,' said Miss Stanbury.


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