`` But you must n't think that , dear , '' said Mrs. Falconer , feeling more uncomfortable than ever . `` We are all glad to do all we can for you . '' Mrs. Falconer paused suddenly . She was a very truthful woman and she instantly realized that that last sentence was not true . She was not doing all she could for Camilla -- she would not be glad , she feared , to do all she could . `` If I were only well enough to go to work , '' sighed Camilla . `` Mr. Marks says I can have a place in the shoe factory whenever I 'm able to . But it will be so long yet . Oh , I 'm so tired and discouraged ! '' She put her hands over her face and sobbed . Mrs. Falconer caught her breath . What if Missy were somewhere alone in the world -- ill , friendless , with never a soul to offer her a refuge or a shelter ? It was so very , very probable . Before she could check herself Mrs. Falconer spoke . `` My dear , do n't cry ! I want you to come and stay with me until you get perfectly well . You wo n't be a speck of trouble , and I 'll be glad to have you for company . '' Mrs. Falconer 's Rubicon was crossed . She could not draw back now if she wanted to . But she was not at all sure that she did want to .
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