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The confusion and consternation which followed poor Augusta's utter collapse can be better imagined than described. The sick girl was tenderly lifted from the ground in Captain Richmond's strong arms. She was conveyed to a sofa, and the usual restoratives were administered; and when she opened her eyes and cried wildly, "Oh, my head! -- oh, my back! " Miss Roy motioned to the other children to leave the room. Nancy was about to follow the example of the two little Richmond girls, when Augusta's feverish eyes rested on her face.
"Don't go. I can't part from you -- I can't -- I won't. -- Let Nancy stay, please -- please, Miss Roy."