"You haven't brought her yet," he said. "Look here, if you don't bring
her I shall think you are too proud."
"He shall not think that," my mother said; and for the next week or two
she went across for a short time every day, while I walked beside her,
for her to lean upon my shoulder, and to carry the folding seat so that
she might sit down from time to time.
Upon these occasions I never saw Shock, and old Brownsmith never came
near us. It was as if he wanted us to have the garden to ourselves for
these walks, and to a great extent we did.
Of course I used to notice how often I had to spread out that chair for
her to sit down under the shady trees; but I thought very little more of
it. She was weak. Well, I knew that; but some people were weak, I
said, and some were strong, and she would be better when it was not so
hot.