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I ca n't bear this heat ! '' she cried , at last , and tossed the heavy covers from her . But no sooner had she done so than a heavy chill succeeded and she crept back again , shivering . Thus passed the morning and nobody came near ; but at noon when the farm woman re-entered the kitchen Dorothy 's piteous plea was for `` Water ! Water ! '' and she had become oblivious to almost all else save the terrible thirst . With the ignorance of her class the now really alarmed Mrs. Stott refused the comforting drink , only to see her charge sink back in a state of utter collapse ; and , thereafter , for several days , the child realized little that went on about her .