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Miss Crawley at Nurse

           Clumpnowsaidbluntly,"Iwon’tanswerforherlifeifsheremainslockedupinthatdarkroom.Sheissonervousthatwemayloseheranyday;andifyouwishCaptainCrawleytobeherheir,Iwarnyoufrankly,Madam,thatyouaredoingyourverybesttoservehim."

           "Graciousmercy!isherlifeindanger?"Mrs.Butecried."Why,why,Mr.Clump,didyounotinformmesooner?"

           Thenightbefore,Mr.ClumpandDr.Squillshadhadaconsultation(overabottleofwineatthehouseofSirLapinWarren,whoseladywasabouttopresenthimwithathirteenthblessing),regardingMissCrawleyandhercase.

           "WhatalittleharpythatwomanfromHampshireis,Clump,"Squillsremarked,"thathasseizeduponoldTillyCrawley.DevilishgoodMadeira."

           "WhatafoolRawdonCrawleyhasbeen,"Clumpreplied,"togoandmarryagoverness!Therewassomethingaboutthegirl,too."

           "Greeneyes,fairskin,prettyfigure,famousfrontaldevelopment,"Squillsremarked."Thereissomethingabouther;andCrawleywasafool,Squills."

           "Ad——foolalwayswas,"theapothecaryreplied.

           "Ofcoursetheoldgirlwillflinghimover,"saidthephysician,andafterapauseadded,"She’llcutupwell,Isuppose."

           "Cutup,"saysClumpwithagrin;"Iwouldn’thavehercutupfortwohundredayear."

           "ThatHampshirewomanwillkillherintwomonths,Clump,myboy,ifshestopsabouther,"Dr.Squillssaid.

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