noon
She muttered something , she scarcely knew what . Sophia then went out of the room . Presently she undressed and went to bed . In the morning she did not go down to breakfast , and when Sophia came to inquire , requested that the stage be ordered for the noon train . She said that she was sorry , but was ill , and feared lest she might be worse , and she felt that she must return home at once . She looked ill , and could not take even the toast and tea which Sophia had prepared for her . Sophia felt a certain pity for her , but it was largely mixed with indignation .