I do n't hear a word , and you may as well save your breath to answer my question . '' `` What is it ? '' asked Rose , looking uneasy , for she had something on her mind , and feared that he suspected what it was . His next words proved that she was right . `` Now , look here , I want to know something , and you 've got to tell me . '' `` Please , do n't -- '' began Rose , beseechingly . `` You must , or I 'll pull off this shade and stare at the sun as hard as ever I can stare . Come now ! '' and he half rose , as if ready to execute the threat . `` I will ! oh , I will tell , if I know ! But do n't be reckless and do anything so crazy as that , '' cried Rose , in great distress . `` Very well ; then listen , and do n't dodge , as everyone else does . Did n't the doctor think my eyes worse the last time he came ? Mother wo n't say , but you shall . '' `` I believe he did , '' faltered Rose . `` I thought so ! Did he say I should be able to go to school when it begins ? '' `` No , Mac , '' very low . `` Ah ! ''
That was all , but XXXXX saw her cousin set his lips together and take a long breath , as if she had hit him hard .
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