noon
My aunt and Pani Celina were thoroughly frightened , and I was in despair ; for I saw how fruitless would be our endeavors so keep the thing from her altogether . I fancy that Aniela suspects we are keeping from her some bad news about her husband 's financial affairs ; but what will she think if week after week passes and she does not get any letters from him ? What can we tell her ; how explain the silence ? Towards noon the doctor came . We told him what had happened , and he repeated what he had said before , that it would be better to let her know the truth . `` Naturally Pani Kromitzka will be getting anxious at not receiving any letters , and thence will draw the worst conclusions . '' I still tried to avoid extreme measures and said that this anxiety would prepare her mind for the news .