noon
Oh , Jasmine , Jasmine ! I 'm so very miserable ! '' Daisy again broke into weak sobs , and poor Jasmine could scarcely soothe her . A little before noon Primrose and Miss Egerton , and a tall , grave , kind-looking man , who went by the name of Dr. Griffiths , and was a great friend of Miss Egerton 's , came up the stairs . Both Dove and his wife saw them go , and Dove shook his hand at Dr. Griffiths , as that gentleman walked up the stairs . They all three went into the attics , and the doctor had a long talk with the little patient -- he felt her pulse and her head , and looked into her eyes , and tried to induce her to laugh , and did succeed in getting one little startled and half-frightened sound from the child ; then he went back into the sitting-room , and had a long talk with Primrose and Miss Egerton . The upshot of this was that Miss Egerton went sorrowfully away , for the doctor absolutely forbade the girls to move from their present quarters for another week or fortnight .