They
were so very loud that the whole room shook, and Esther, who had a
moment before been swollen up, commenced to assume her natural
appearance, and in a few minutes fell into a pleasant sleep. As
everything seemed now to be all right again, everybody went back to bed.
In the morning Esther and Jane were both very weak, particularly Esther.
She, however, got up when her sister did, and lay down on the sofa in
the parlor. At breakfast they all agreed that a doctor had better be
called in. So in the afternoon Dan left the factory early and went to
see Dr. Caritte. The doctor laughed when Dan told him what had occurred.
He said he would call in the evening and remain until one in the morning
if necessary, but did not hesitate to say that what Dan had told him was
all nonsense, remarking that he knew no such tomfoolery would occur
while he was in the house.
As the hands of the clock pointed to ten, in walked the doctor. Bidding
everybody a hearty good evening, he took a seat near Esther, who had
been in bed since nine o'clock, but as yet had not been afflicted with
one of her strange attacks.
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