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XVIII. The Plague

           Insuchcasestherewasnofinaldelirium;thepatientdiedwithclearmindandlittlebodilypaininanextremelanguor.Thefirsttypecommonlyseizedtheyoungandfull-bodied;childrenandoldfolkfollowed,asarule,thesecondcourse.Butbothwerefatal:inaweekoutoffifty-ninesmitten,fifty-nineweredead.

           Therewasnodoctortobehadinallthecountryside.TheleechatKirkAller,sentforbyDavid,refusedtocomewithinamileofWoodilee,andtheoldwomen,theusualmedicalauthoritiesofthevillage,hadnothingbutsenselessconcoctionsand--insecret--moresenselesscharms.Presentlyeventhesewereforgotten,andtheplacelayinastuporoffearunderavisitationfromHeaven.Cottageswhichthepesthadenteredwere,bypopularconsent,shuttotheworld,sothattheybecameahot-bedofinfectionfortheotherinmates.Amanwhohadsicknessinhisdwellingdarenotshowhisfaceinthestreetexceptundercoverofnight.Therewasnoneighbourlyassistanceaskedorgiven.Themembersofastrickenfamilyhadtoconducttheirlifeinadreadfulisolation,tilltheytoosickened;therewereshuttereddwellingswherelifewasslowlyblottedout,andthevillageonlylearnedthattheendhadcomeforallbythefactthatthechimneyceasedtosmoke....Atfirstanattemptwasmadetoburythedeaddecently,theremainingmembersofahouseholdundertakingthetask,butthespreadofthepestilencesoonmadethisimpossible.

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