The Old Lady was sitting on the kitchen sofa when Sylvia entered . Teddy , too frightened to go in , lurked on the step outside . The Old Lady still wore the damp black silk dress in which she had walked from the station . Her face was flushed , her eyes wild , her voice hoarse . But she knew Sylvia and cowered down . `` Do n't look at me , '' she moaned . `` Please go away -- I ca n't bear that YOU should know how poor I am . You 're to go to Europe -- Andrew Cameron is going to send you -- I asked him -- he could n't refuse ME . But please go away . '' Sylvia did not go away . At a glance she had seen that this was sickness and delirium , not insanity . She sent Teddy off in hot haste for Mrs. Spencer and when Mrs. Spencer came they induced the Old Lady to go to bed , and sent for the doctor . By night everybody in Spencervale knew that Old Lady Lloyd had pneumonia . Mrs. Spencer announced that she meant to stay and nurse the Old Lady . Several other women offered assistance . Everybody was kind and thoughtful . But the Old Lady did not know it . She did not even know Sylvia Gray , who came and sat by her every minute she could spare . Sylvia Gray now knew all that she had suspected -- the Old Lady was her fairy godmother . The Old Lady babbled of Sylvia incessantly , revealing all her love for her , betraying all the sacrifices she had made .
Sylvia 's heart ached with love and tenderness , and she prayed earnestly that the Old XXXXX might recover .
Cameron Europe Gray Lady Lloyd Spencer Sylvia godmother minute pneumonia