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Miss Crawley at Home

           SinceMissC.wastookill,shewon’thavenobodynearherbutMissSharp,Ican’ttellforwherenorforwhy;andIthinksomethinkhasbewidgedeverybody."

           RebeccapassedthatnightinconstantwatchinguponMissCrawley;thenextnighttheoldladysleptsocomfortably,thatRebeccahadtimeforseveralhours’comfortablereposeherselfonthesofa,atthefootofherpatroness’sbed;verysoon,MissCrawleywassowellthatshesatupandlaughedheartilyataperfectimitationofMissBriggsandhergrief,whichRebeccadescribedtoher.Briggs’weepingsnuffle,andhermannerofusingthehandkerchief,weresocompletelyrenderedthatMissCrawleybecamequitecheerful,totheadmirationofthedoctorswhentheyvisitedher,whousuallyfoundthisworthywomanoftheworld,whentheleastsicknessattackedher,underthemostabjectdepressionandterrorofdeath.

           CaptainCrawleycameeveryday,andreceivedbulletinsfromMissRebeccarespectinghisaunt’shealth.Thisimprovedsorapidly,thatpoorBriggswasallowedtoseeherpatroness;andpersonswithtenderheartsmayimaginethesmotheredemotionsofthatsentimentalfemale,andtheaffectingnatureoftheinterview.

           MissCrawleylikedtohaveBriggsinagooddealsoon.Rebeccausedtomimichertoherfacewiththemostadmirablegravity,therebyrenderingtheimitationdoublypiquanttoherworthypatroness.

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