'How pale you are!' said her cousin, 'I would not have taken you
there if I thought it would overset you so much. Come into Mrs.
Grey's, and sit down and recover a little.'
'No, no, do not let me see any one,' said Lily. 'Oh! that dear
child! Robert, let me tell you the worst, for your kindness is more
than I can bear. I promised Agnes a blister and forgot it!'
She could say no more for some minutes, but her cousin did not speak.
Recovering her voice, she added, 'Only speak to me, Robert.'
'I am very sorry for you,' answered he, in a kind tone.
'But tell me, what shall I do?'
'What to do, you ask,' said the Rector; 'I am not sure that I know
what you mean. If your neglect has added to her sufferings, you
cannot remove them; and I would not add to your sorrow unless you
wished me to do so for your good.'
'I do not see how I could be more unhappy than I am now,' said Lily.
'I think if you wish to turn your grief to good account you must go a
little deeper than this omission.'
'You mean that it is a result of general carelessness,' said Lily; 'I
know I have been in an odd idle way for some time; I have often
resolved, but I seem to have no power over myself.
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