"But she's dead!" said Margaret, turning a little pale. "I never saw a dead person. No! I would rather not."
"I should never have asked you, if you hadn't come in. I told her you wouldn't."
"I will go down and speak to her," said Margaret, afraid lest Dixon's harshness of manner might wound the poor girl. So, taking the cap in her hand, she went to the kitchen. Mary's face was all swollen with crying, and she burst out afresh when she saw Margaret.

'But she's dead!' said Margaret, turning a little pale. 'I never saw a dead person. No! I would rather not.'
'I told her you wouldn't.'
'I will go down and speak to her,' said Margaret. Taking the cap in her hand, she went to the kitchen. Mary's face was swollen with crying, and she burst out afresh when she saw Margaret.
