“Ihavesomethingtotell——somebadnews。”shesaid。“Butyoumustnotbealarmed，asitisnotsobadasitmighthavebeen。

　　Edgarhasbeenthrownoffhishorse。Wedon’tthinkheishurtmuch。IthappenedinthewoodtheothersideofNellcombeBottom，where’tissaidtheghostsofthebrotherswalk。”

　　Shewentontogiveafewoftheparticulars，butnoneoftheinventedhorrorsthathadbeencommunicatedbytheboy。“I

　　thoughtitbettertotellyouatonce。”sheadded，“incaseheshouldnotbeverywellabletowalkhome，andsomebodyshouldbringhim。”

　　Mrs。Melburyreallythoughtmattersmuchworsethansherepresented，andGraceknewthatshethoughtso。Shesatdowndazedforafewminutes，returninganegativetoherstep-mother’sinquiryifshecoulddoanythingforher。“Butpleasegointothebedroom。”Gracesaid，onsecondthoughts，“andseeifallisreadythere——incaseitisserious。”Mrs。MelburythereuponcalledGrammer，andtheydidasdirected，supplyingtheroomwitheverythingtheycouldthinkoffortheaccommodationofaninjuredman。

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