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Miss Crawley at Nurse

           "Oldwoman;fullfeeder;nervoussubject;palpitationoftheheart;pressureonthebrain;apoplexy;offshegoes.Getherup,Clump;getherout:orIwouldn’tgivemanyweeks’purchaseforyourtwohundredayear."AnditwasactinguponthishintthattheworthyapothecaryspokewithsomuchcandourtoMrs.ButeCrawley.

           Havingtheoldladyunderherhand:inbed:withnobodynear,Mrs.Butehadmademorethanoneassaultuponher,toinducehertoalterherwill.ButMissCrawley’susualterrorsregardingdeathincreasedgreatlywhensuchdismalpropositionsweremadetoher,andMrs.Butesawthatshemustgetherpatientintocheerfulspiritsandhealthbeforeshecouldhopetoattainthepiousobjectwhichshehadinview.Whithertotakeherwasthenextpuzzle.TheonlyplacewheresheisnotlikelytomeetthoseodiousRawdonsisatchurch,andthatwon’tamuseher,Mrs.Butejustlyfelt."WemustgoandvisitourbeautifulsuburbsofLondon,"shethenthought."Iheartheyarethemostpicturesqueintheworld";andsoshehadasuddeninterestforHampstead,andHornsey,andfoundthatDulwichhadgreatcharmsforher,andgettinghervictimintohercarriage,drovehertothoserusticspots,beguilingthelittlejourneyswithconversationsaboutRawdonandhiswife,andtellingeverystorytotheoldladywhichcouldaddtoherindignationagainstthispairofreprobates.

           PerhapsMrs.Butepulledthestringunnecessarilytight.

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