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Chapter XII. Who Met Diamond At Sandwich

           

           Nowwhileheislyingthere,gettingstrongagainwithchickenbrothandothernicethings,Iwilltellmyreaderswhathadbeentakingplaceathishome,fortheyoughttobetoldit.

           TheymayhaveforgottenthatMissColemanwasinaverypoorstateofhealth.Nowtherewerethreereasonsforthis.Inthefirstplace,herlungswerenotstrong.Inthesecondplace,therewasagentlemansomewherewhohadnotbehavedverywelltoher.Inthethirdplace,shehadnotanythingparticulartodo.Thesethreenotstogetherareenoughtomakealadyveryillindeed.Ofcourseshecouldnothelpthefirstcause;butiftheothertwocauseshadnotexisted,thatwouldhavebeenoflittleconsequence;shewouldonlyhavetobealittlecareful.Thesecondshecouldnothelpquite;butifshehadhadanythingtodo,andhaddoneitwell,itwouldhavebeenverydifficultforanymantobehavebadlytoher.Andforthisthirdcauseofherillness,ifshehadhadanythingtodothatwasworthdoing,shemighthavebornehisbadbehavioursothateventhatwouldnothavemadeherill.Itisnotalwayseasy,Iconfess,tofindsomethingtodothatisworthdoing,butthemostdifficultthingsareconstantlybeingdone,andshemighthavefoundsomethingifshehadtried.Herfaultlayinthis,thatshehadnottried.But,tobesure,herfatherandmotherweretoblamethattheyhadneversethergoing.Onlythenagain,nobodyhadtoldherfatherandmotherthattheyoughttosethergoinginthatdirection.Soasnoneofthemwouldfinditoutofthemselves,NorthWindhadtoteachthem.

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