With a sudden leap Lillian was out of bed and at the door of the bathroom.
"Anna, are you all right?"
"Yes, why?"
"I heard you moving things about in the medicine chest and I thought maybe you—"
Anna's voice was a polite minging of oil and ice. "I wanted an aspirin tablet. Of course I didn't know I would wake everybody up. Do you mind my rummaging in here?"
"Of course not, you fool. I just thought I could help you."
"I'm all right. Good night."
"Good night."
Lillian went back to her half of the couch. She dreamed that night that she was again living with the Friedrichs and working hard. She awakened while it was still dark and lay thinking over the dream. Working! Ugh. Only two months ago that dream had been reality. She raised herself up on one elbow and quietly bent over and kissed Hubert on the forehead. He had changed everything.
