"
"Of course you couldn't!" cried Patty;--"don't think for a moment
that we blame you, Mr. Cameron. But,--you must excuse me if I feel
rather--rather--"
"Flabbergasted," put in Kenneth; "it's an awful thing, Cameron, but
we must take it philosophically. Brace up, Patty girl, don't let
this thing floor you."
Patty gave one look into Kenneth's eyes, and read there so much
sympathy, courage, and strong helpfulness, that she was ashamed of
herself.
"Forgive me for being so selfish," she said, as the tears came into
her eyes. "Of course we must stay, if the doctor orders; I know how
strict they have to be about these things. And we will stay
cheerfully, as long as we must. It's dreadful to impose on Mrs.
Perry so, but we can't help it, and we must simply make the best of
it. We'll help her all we can, and I'm sure Marie and I can do a
lot."
"You're a brick!" and Cameron gave her a look of appreciation. "Poor
Lora is heart-broken at the trouble it makes for you girls, and for
Harper. She quite loses sight of her own anxieties in worrying about
you all."
"Tell her to stop it," said Marie; "I rather think that we can bear
our part of it, considering what Cousin Lora has to suffer.
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