uncaring cop that they would have assigned to such a task .
“You canno t , she is n o t there anymore. She is n o t in the house. Besides Jo you really should n o t see her the way that she was . She would n o t want you to remember her like that.” Jo broke down sobbing at that sinking to the floor. The doctor came in after hearing Jo’s raised voice.
“Josephine can I get you to go back to your bed? I want to check you and make sure that you are alright.” Mr. Kinsley picked up a still sobbing Jo and placed her on the bed and watched over her as the doctor took her pulse and examined her complexion and eyes. “I think that this girl needs a great deal of rest and we need to figure o ut how best to help get her through this safely .”
“I agree doctor but I do n o t think that she is going to go to sleep willingly. I do n o t believe she is going to let us shield her from anything.” The doctor looked from Mr. Kinsley to Jo and back contemplating on what would be the proper and necessary in order to comfort Jo .
“Here, put a teaspoon of this in some tea. She will rest more willingly with it. Until she starts to show signs of calming down you can give her a teaspoon up to every six hours.” The doctor discreetly slipped a bottle into Mr. Kinsley’s hand.
“Alright, thank you doctor.” As the doctor left Mr. Kinsley went to the bell pull to ring for the maid. When the maid arrived he slipped her the bottle and instructed her to get some tea for Jo.
“Oh Bradley , what am I going to do without my a unt?” Mr. Kinsley was rather confused on her question. What had been so important about her a unt’s presence that had Jo worried that she would not be able to live without her? He had not realized that J o had grown as close to Katherine as she had in the past weeks .
“What has you so worried my dear? Where you still in lessons with her or something? Did she fail to teach you something that now has you worried?” Jo shook her head. She needed to tell someone about her worries.
“No, I was only here because she had convinced my u ncle to let me be here and without her he might send me away.” Mr. Kinsley found her worry to be unfounded but Jo was not aware of just how much her u ncle and a unt had both loved her so much that either of them would have done anything for Jo .
“Sweetest, you have nothing to worry about. I am sure that Mr. Cline is going to keep you here. Besides, even if he did n o t want to keep you here for some odd reason it would n o t really matter because you will soon be living in my home with me anyway.” Jo shot Mr. Kinsley an odd look.
“You could n o t possibly think that we should continue on with our engagement party and t hen the wedding right away? My a unt just died! You are heartless.” Jo threw herself on her bed so that she was no longer facing Mr. Kinsley.
“I was not trying to be heartless my d ear. I just know how much your a unt had been looking forward to our union and I would like for us to at least consider not postponing our nuptials too long.” Mr. Kinsley was n o t helping matters much by bringing up how much Katherine had been looking forward to Jo’s wedding. A wedding that she was no longer going to be able to be a part in planning nor able to attend. He looked to Mr. Cline standing in the doorway for help but found that there would be no help there for Mr. Cline looked equally worried and lost.
It was not very long before Mr. Genus ca me r ushing into Jo’s room. “Oh Mr. Cline , Josephine, I came as soon as I heard. Was anyone else harmed?” Jo shot Mr. Genus a look wishing that he would just shrivel up and die.
“Mr. Genus, it was only my Katherine and I would like it if you would refrain from talking about it too much in front of Josephine until she is more ready to talk. At the moment she is still rather shaken by what happened.” Mr. Kinsley explained hoping that it might get Mr. Genus to leave. He was n o t quite sure but there was
“You canno t , she is n o t there anymore. She is n o t in the house. Besides Jo you really should n o t see her the way that she was . She would n o t want you to remember her like that.” Jo broke down sobbing at that sinking to the floor. The doctor came in after hearing Jo’s raised voice.
“Josephine can I get you to go back to your bed? I want to check you and make sure that you are alright.” Mr. Kinsley picked up a still sobbing Jo and placed her on the bed and watched over her as the doctor took her pulse and examined her complexion and eyes. “I think that this girl needs a great deal of rest and we need to figure o ut how best to help get her through this safely .”
“I agree doctor but I do n o t think that she is going to go to sleep willingly. I do n o t believe she is going to let us shield her from anything.” The doctor looked from Mr. Kinsley to Jo and back contemplating on what would be the proper and necessary in order to comfort Jo .
“Here, put a teaspoon of this in some tea. She will rest more willingly with it. Until she starts to show signs of calming down you can give her a teaspoon up to every six hours.” The doctor discreetly slipped a bottle into Mr. Kinsley’s hand.
“Alright, thank you doctor.” As the doctor left Mr. Kinsley went to the bell pull to ring for the maid. When the maid arrived he slipped her the bottle and instructed her to get some tea for Jo.
“Oh Bradley , what am I going to do without my a unt?” Mr. Kinsley was rather confused on her question. What had been so important about her a unt’s presence that had Jo worried that she would not be able to live without her? He had not realized that J o had grown as close to Katherine as she had in the past weeks .
“What has you so worried my dear? Where you still in lessons with her or something? Did she fail to teach you something that now has you worried?” Jo shook her head. She needed to tell someone about her worries.
“No, I was only here because she had convinced my u ncle to let me be here and without her he might send me away.” Mr. Kinsley found her worry to be unfounded but Jo was not aware of just how much her u ncle and a unt had both loved her so much that either of them would have done anything for Jo .
“Sweetest, you have nothing to worry about. I am sure that Mr. Cline is going to keep you here. Besides, even if he did n o t want to keep you here for some odd reason it would n o t really matter because you will soon be living in my home with me anyway.” Jo shot Mr. Kinsley an odd look.
“You could n o t possibly think that we should continue on with our engagement party and t hen the wedding right away? My a unt just died! You are heartless.” Jo threw herself on her bed so that she was no longer facing Mr. Kinsley.
“I was not trying to be heartless my d ear. I just know how much your a unt had been looking forward to our union and I would like for us to at least consider not postponing our nuptials too long.” Mr. Kinsley was n o t helping matters much by bringing up how much Katherine had been looking forward to Jo’s wedding. A wedding that she was no longer going to be able to be a part in planning nor able to attend. He looked to Mr. Cline standing in the doorway for help but found that there would be no help there for Mr. Cline looked equally worried and lost.
It was not very long before Mr. Genus ca me r ushing into Jo’s room. “Oh Mr. Cline , Josephine, I came as soon as I heard. Was anyone else harmed?” Jo shot Mr. Genus a look wishing that he would just shrivel up and die.
“Mr. Genus, it was only my Katherine and I would like it if you would refrain from talking about it too much in front of Josephine until she is more ready to talk. At the moment she is still rather shaken by what happened.” Mr. Kinsley explained hoping that it might get Mr. Genus to leave. He was n o t quite sure but there was
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