"Though poor nurse, at the first glance, had seen death in the sweet features of her child, yet she commanded herself. "'I am come, my love,' she said; 'and rejoice to find you easy.' "'Yes, it is gone--the pain is gone,' replied Evelyn: 'when it comes again I shall die. I know it, nurse; but come, and never go away. Take poor Fanny's place, and lay my head there--there,' she added. "'On my bosom,' said the nurse, 'where you used so often to sleep;' and she placed herself on the bed and raised her child so that she rested on her arm. "At this moment Harris, whose eyes were flashing with every evil passion, brought a vial containing a draught which had been ordered. "Evelyn took it without a word, and then, laying her sweet head on nurse's bosom, fell into a long deep sleep--long, for it lasted some hours, and during that time only nurse and I were with her; nurse holding her in her arms, and I seated at the foot of the bed. "I had many thoughts during these hours of stillness--thoughts more deep than I had ever had before, on the vanity of earthly things and the nature of death. "The sun was descending behind the groves when Evelyn stirred, and began to speak. I arose to my feet; she still lay with one side of her face upon the nurse's bosom--that side, when she stirred her head a little, was warm and flushed; the other cheek was pale and wan. "'Nurse, nurse,' were the words she uttered. "'I am here, my child,' was the good woman's answer. "'You will not go,' said Evelyn; 'and Mary must not go, and Fanny must not go.' "The nurse raised her a little, still supporting her, whilst she asked me to ring the bell, and gave notice that Miss Evelyn was awake and was to have some nourishment which had been ordered. "Harris came in with something on a salver, Evelyn received it in silence, but did not forget to thank Harris, though even whilst taking it she whispered, 'Don't go, nurse.' Mrs. Harris heard the whisper, as I could see by the manner in which she went out of the room. "I was called away just then, to take some refreshment, and for this purpose I was taken to the room of Mistress Catherine. She was there, and had been crying bitterly; she spoke kindly to me, and said she hoped that the sight of me would be a comfort to Miss Vaughan; but she seemed to be unable to talk much. "When I returned to Evelyn's room, I found that she had fallen again into a doze, and it was thought best for me to go to bed. I slept, by my own desire, with Fanny; but Fanny left me about midnight, to take her turn in attending the little lady. "She died at last somewhat suddenly, and very peacefully, like one falling asleep. The last word which she was heard to utter distinctly was the name of her Saviour. "I was present when she died, and went with her aunts to the funeral, where I cried till I was quite ill.