"Miss Flite," said Mr. Woodcourt in a grave kind of voice, as if he were appealing to her while speaking to us, and laying his hand gently on her arm, "Miss Flite describes her illness with her usual accuracy. She was alarmed by an occurrence in the house which might have alarmed a stronger person, and was made ill by the distress and agitation. 
"Miss Flite," said Mr. Woodcourt, laying his hand gently on her arm, "was alarmed by an occurrence in the house which might have alarmed a stronger person, and was made ill by the distress and agitation. 