She did believe at last that it was possible for some one to love her . She laid her head down between her knees and wept and sobbed . ` Poor Topsy , ' said Eva gently . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- ` Oh , Miss Eva , dear Miss Eva , ' cried the poor little black child , ' I will try , I will try . I never did care nothin ' about it before . ' CHAPTER XVI EVA 'S LAST GOOD-BYE It soon became quite plain to everybody that Eva was very ill indeed . She never ran about and played now , but spent most of the day lying on the sofa in her own pretty room . Every one loved her , and tried to do things for her . Even naughty little Topsy used to bring her flowers , and try to be good for her sake . Uncle Tom was a great deal in Eva 's room . She used to get very restless , and then she liked to be carried about . He was so big and strong that he could do it very easily . He would walk about with her under the orange-trees in the garden , or sitting down on some of their old seats , would sing their favorite hymns . He loved to do it , and could not bear to be long away from his little mistress . He gave up sleeping in his bed , and lay all night on the mat outside her door . One day Eva made her aunt cut off a lot of her beautiful hair . Then she called all the slaves together , said good-bye to them , and gave them each a curl of her hair as a keepsake . They all cried very much , and said they would never forget her , and would try to be good for her sake . A few nights later Miss Ophelia came quickly to Tom , as he lay on the mat outside Eva 's door . ` Go , Tom , ' she said , ` go as fast as you can for the doctor . '
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