I love you , and I want you to be good . It makes me sorry to have you so naughty . I wish you would try to be good for my sake , because I 'm going to die soon . I sha n't be here very long . ' Topsy 's round , bright eyes grew suddenly dim with tears . 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 XXXXX made her aunt cut off a lot of her beautiful hair .
Eva Poor Tom Topsy head hymns mat night orange-trees seats