My heart was in my mouth. I had never met my aun or Madam Crowl before. began to shake. was tall and thin, My aunt kissed me when I arrived. She gloves on he with a white face and dark eyes. She wore black long, thin hands. "You're tall for your age," said my aunt. She didn't smile, but she wasn't unfriendly. She took me to the housekeeper's room. There was a lovely fire and comfortable chairs. There was tea on the table. I felt better Another woman sat by the fire. Her name was Mrs. Wyvern and she worked at Applewale House, too. She was very large and she smiled when she saw me. "Sit here and have your tea said my aunt. "I'm going upstairs to see Madam Crowl. "Madam Crowl's a difficult old lady," laughed Mrs. Wyvern, when my aunt had gone. "You have to watch her all the time. She tries to jump into the fire or out of the window. And she's as quick as anything. "How old is Madam Crowl?" I asked. live"Ninety-three" laughed Mrs. Wyvern. "And she'll probably to a hundred." And what is my job, Mrs. Wyvern?" I asked. "You have to sit in her bedroom and watch her. You get her food and drink when she asks for it. And if she does anything silly, you ring the bell loudly" cAnd is the old lady in good health?" I asked. "She can hear and see as well as you" answered Mrs wyvern. "But she's mad and she can't remember anything. Now, child, time for bed" My bedroom was upstairs, beside the old lady's. Mrs wyvern's bedroom was across from mine. We went upstairs together. won't She's beauti now, at Ap a Soul lady, and and and hear or a wat Wa tw