midnight
said Mrs. Campbell , starting up from her pillow . `` But no ; it can not be . Your mother is lying in Chicopee , and Ella , my sister , died in England . '' Every particle of color had left Mary 's face , and her eyes , now black as midnight , stared wildly at Mrs. Campbell . The sad story , which her mother had once told her , came back to her mind , bringing with it the thought , which had so agitated her companion . `` Yes , '' she continued , without noticing what Mrs. Campbell had said , `` my mother was Ella Temple , and she had two sisters , one her own , and the other , a half sister , -- Sarah Fletcher and Jane Temple , -- both of whom came to America many years ago . '' `` Tell me more , -- tell me all you know ! ''