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A Family in a Very Small Way

           Sedleyandherdaughtertherewasasortofcoolnessaboutthisboy,andasecretjealousyforoneeveninginGeorge’sveryearlydays,Amelia,whohadbeenseatedatworkintheirlittleparlourscarcelyremarkingthattheoldladyhadquittedtheroom,ranupstairsinstinctivelytothenurseryatthecriesofthechild,whohadbeenasleepuntilthatmomentandtherefoundMrs.SedleyintheactofsurreptitiouslyadministeringDaffy’sElixirtotheinfant.Amelia,thegentlestandsweetestofeverydaymortals,whenshefoundthismeddlingwithhermaternalauthority,thrilledandtrembledalloverwithanger.Hercheeks,ordinarilypale,nowflushedup,untiltheywereasredastheyusedtobewhenshewasachildoftwelveyearsold.Sheseizedthebabyoutofhermother’sarmsandthengraspedatthebottle,leavingtheoldladygapingather,furious,andholdingtheguiltytea-spoon.

           Ameliaflungthebottlecrashingintothefire-place."IwillNOThavebabypoisoned,Mamma,"criedEmmy,rockingtheinfantaboutviolentlywithbothherarmsroundhimandturningwithflashingeyesathermother.

           "Poisoned,Amelia!"saidtheoldlady;"thislanguagetome?"

           "HeshallnothaveanymedicinebutthatwhichMr.Pestlersendsforhin.HetoldmethatDaffy’sElixirwaspoison."

           "Verygood:youthinkI’mamurderessthen,"repliedMrs.Sedley."Thisisthelanguageyouusetoyourmother.

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