Read "Miss Ludington's Sister" by Edward Bellamy online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
The day following, Paul was downstairs before either Ida or Miss Ludington. He was sitting on the piazza, which was connected with the sitting-room by low windows opening like doors, when he heard a scream, and Ellen, the housemaid, who had been busy in the sitting-room, ran out upon the piazza with a face like a sheet.
"What's the matter? " he demanded.