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A Family in a Very Small Way

           Sedleytossedoutoftheroom,hissingoutthewordpoisononcemore,andsoendinghercharitablebenediction.

           Tilltheterminationofhernaturallife,thisbreachbetweenMrs.Sedleyandherdaughterwasneverthoroughlymended.Thequarrelgavetheelderladynumberlessadvantageswhichshedidnotfailtoturntoaccountwithfemaleingenuityandperseverance.Forinstance,shescarcelyspoketoAmeliaformanyweeksafterwards.Shewarnedthedomesticsnottotouchthechild,asMrs.Osbornemightbeoffended.SheaskedherdaughtertoseeandsatisfyherselfthattherewasnopoisonpreparedinthelittledailymessesthatwereconcoctedforGeorgy.Whenneighboursaskedaftertheboy’shealth,shereferredthempointedlytoMrs.Osborne.SHEneverventuredtoaskwhetherthebabywaswellornot.SHEwouldnottouchthechildalthoughhewashergrandson,andownpreciousdarling,forshewasnotUSEDtochildren,andmightkillit.AndwheneverMr.Pestlercameuponhishealinginquisition,shereceivedthedoctorwithsuchasarcasticandscornfuldemeanour,asmadethesurgeondeclarethatnotLadyThistlewoodherself,whomhehadthehonourofattendingprofessionally,couldgiveherselfgreaterairsthanoldMrs.Sedley,fromwhomhenevertookafee.AndverylikelyEmmywasjealoustoo,uponherownpart,aswhatmotherisnot,ofthosewhowouldmanageherchildrenforher,orbecomecandidatesforthefirstplaceintheiraffections.Itiscertainthatwhenanybodynursedthechild,shewasuneasy,andthatshewouldnomoreallowMrs.

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