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The inmates of Peak Edge Hall had scattered like a flock of sheep at the first trumpet blast of tragedy. The resident nurse however still remained in charge, there being no authority for her dismissal until Patience Quarn should assume the reins of government. Miss Lavinia came to and fro daily. Nurse Ida looked after the patient, and this gave the little old lady more freedom. Besides, all sense of danger was past and over, and she had no further anxiety on her friend's behalf.
A few days after Molly Udale's departure a terrific snowstorm burst over the whole district. All communication between outlying hamlets and villages was cut off. Roads were rendered impassable, sheep were lost in the drifts, the mail carts were snowed up and had to be temporarily abandoned. The little town of Peak Edge was transformed into a huge bride-cake with a multitude of fantastic ornamentation.