She permitted the test. The ring dropped from the wasted little hand. Louis picked it up, and reattached it to the chain. An uneasy flush coloured his brow. Shirley again said, "It is not because I am ill."

She tried. The ring dropped from the wasted little hand. Louis picked it up; an uneasy flush coloured his brow.
Shirley again said, "It is not because I am ill."
