There was a tear in each of Mrs. Bagnet's eyes, and her face was flushed and hurried. "I didn't let George see what I thought about it, you know, miss," was her first remark when she came up, "but he's in a bad way, poor old fellow!"

There were tears in Mrs. Bagnet's eyes, and her face was flushed.
"I didn't let George see what I thought about it, you know, miss," she said when she came up, "but he's in a bad way, poor old fellow!"
