from his bed, and not climb into it. You made him do as I wished, with only a word, and maybe you can do something with her. I can’t.”

She turned back, and David watched her at the door talking with the woman, who came out to her and handed her a bundle of something tied in a meal sack. He wondered what it might be, and Cassandra explained.

“These are the yarbs I sent her and the children aftah. I didn’t know how to rid the cabin of them without I sent for something, and now I don’t know what to do with these. We — we’re obliged to use them some way.” She hesitated — ”I reckon I didn’t do right telling her that — do you guess? I had to make out like you needed them and had sent back for them; it — it wouldn’t do to mad her —