Eunice shook her head . She had all her mother 's obstinacy , and darken Victoria 's door she would not . She went on patiently darning socks , sitting at the west window , which was her favorite position -- perhaps because she could look from it across the sloping field and past the crescent curve of maple grove to her lost home . After milking , Caroline threw a shawl over her head and ran across the field . The house looked lonely and deserted . As she fumbled at the latch of the gate the kitchen door opened , and Christopher Holland appeared on the threshold . `` Do n't come any farther , '' he called . Caroline fell back in blank astonishment . Was this some more of Victoria 's work ? `` I ai n't an agent for the smallpox , '' she called back viciously . Christopher did not heed her . `` Will you go home and ask uncle if he 'll go , or send for Doctor Spencer ? He 's the smallpox doctor . I 'm sick . '' Caroline felt a thrill of dismay and fear . She faltered a few steps backward . `` Sick ? What 's the matter with you ? '' `` I was in Charlottetown that night , and went to the concert . That sailor sat right beside me .
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