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In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close

           SheherselfhadsleptonagreatchairinAmelia’sroom,readytowaituponherpoorfriendortheensign,shouldeitherneedhernursing.Whenmorningcame,thisrobustwomanwentbacktothehousewheresheandherMajorhadtheirbillet;andhereperformedanelaborateandsplendidtoilette,befittingtheday.Anditisverypossiblethatwhilstaloneinthatchamber,whichherhusbandhadinhabited,andwherehiscapstilllayonthepillow,andhiscanestoodinthecorner,oneprayeratleastwassentuptoHeavenforthewelfareofthebravesoldier,MichaelO’Dowd.

           Whenshereturnedshebroughtherprayer-bookwithher,andheruncletheDean’sfamousbookofsermons,outofwhichsheneverfailedtoreadeverySabbath;notunderstandingall,haply,notpronouncingmanyofthewordsaright,whichwerelongandabstrusefortheDeanwasalearnedman,andlovedlongLatinwordsbutwithgreatgravity,vastemphasis,andwithtolerablecorrectnessinthemain.HowoftenhasmyMicklistenedtothesesermons,shethought,andmereadinginthecabinofacalm!Sheproposedtoresumethisexerciseonthepresentday,withAmeliaandthewoundedensignforacongregation.Thesameservicewasreadonthatdayintwentythousandchurchesatthesamehour;andmillionsofBritishmenandwomen,ontheirknees,imploredprotectionoftheFatherofall.

           TheydidnothearthenoisewhichdisturbedourlittlecongregationatBrussels.Muchlouderthanthatwhichhadinterruptedthemtwodayspreviously,asMrs.

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