About noon
Fanny was pressing forward to look at her unfortunate sister , when Dr. Lacey , gently but firmly , led her away , saying , `` No , Fanny , you must not see her . The sight would haunt you for months and years . '' Then , as her tears fell fast , he strove in various way to divert her mind from Julia 's untimely end . About noon a middle-aged man came to the house and asked permission to see the body . His request was granted , but he almost immediately turned away from the coffin , saying , by way of explanation , `` I am the father of the maniac girl who some time since escaped from Lexington , and I thought perhaps this might be my daughter ; but it is not , and even if it were I could not recognize her . '' On Mr. Middleton 's farm , and not far from the house , was a small yard which had been enclosed as a burial place for the family . On this spot Fanny had expended much time and labor .