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In Which Two Lights are Put Out

           Thevelvet-footedbutlerbroughtthemtheirwine,andtheycomposedthemselvestoarubberafterdinner,atwhichMajorDobbinwouldsometimescomeandtakeahand;andMrs.Osbornewouldoccasionallydescend,whenherpatientabovewassettledforthenight,andhadcommencedoneofthoselightlytroubledslumberswhichvisitthepillowofoldage.

           Theoldmanclungtohisdaughterduringthissickness.Hewouldtakehisbrothsandmedicinesfromscarcelyanyotherhand.Totendhimbecamealmostthesolebusinessofherlife.Herbedwasplacedclosebythedoorwhichopenedintohischamber,andshewasaliveattheslightestnoiseordisturbancefromthecouchofthequerulousinvalid.Though,todohimjustice,helayawakemanyanhour,silentandwithoutstirring,unwillingtoawakenhiskindandvigilantnurse.

           Helovedhisdaughterwithmorefondnessnow,perhaps,thaneverhehaddonesincethedaysofherchildhood.Inthedischargeofgentleofficesandkindfilialduties,thissimplecreatureshonemostespecially."Shewalksintotheroomassilentlyasasunbeam,"Mr.Dobbinthoughtashesawherpassinginandoutfromherfather’sroom,acheerfulsweetnesslightingupherfaceasshemovedtoandfro,gracefulandnoiseless.Whenwomenarebroodingovertheirchildren,orbusiedinasick-room,whohasnotseenintheirfacesthosesweetangelicbeamsofloveandpity?

           Asecretfeudofsomeyears’standingwasthushealed,andwithatacitreconciliation.

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