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Miss Crawley at Home

           Thegooddoctorshookhisheadafterseeingher;towhichvisitSirPittconsented,asitcouldbepaidwithoutafee;andshewasleftfadingawayinherlonelychamber,withnomoreheedpaidtoherthantoaweedinthepark.

           Theyoungladies,too,lostmuchoftheinestimablebenefitoftheirgoverness’sinstruction,SoaffectionateanursewasMissSharp,thatMissCrawleywouldtakehermedicinesfromnootherhand.Firkinhadbeendeposedlongbeforehermistress’sdeparturefromthecountry.ThatfaithfulattendantfoundagloomyconsolationonreturningtoLondon,inseeingMissBriggssufferthesamepangsofjealousyandundergothesamefaithlesstreatmenttowhichsheherselfhadbeensubject.

           CaptainRawdongotanextensionofleaveonhisaunt’sillness,andremaineddutifullyathome.Hewasalwaysinherantechamber.(Shelaysickinthestatebedroom,intowhichyouenteredbythelittlebluesaloon.)Hisfatherwasalwaysmeetinghimthere;orifhecamedownthecorridoreversoquietly,hisfather’sdoorwassuretoopen,andthehyenafaceoftheoldgentlemantoglareout.Whatwasitsetonetowatchtheotherso?Agenerousrivalry,nodoubt,astowhichshouldbemostattentivetothedearsuffererinthestatebedroom.Rebeccausedtocomeoutandcomfortbothofthem;oroneortheotherofthemrather.Bothoftheseworthygentlemenweremostanxioustohavenewsoftheinvalidfromherlittleconfidentialmessenger.

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