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Chapter 24. The Evening of a Long Day

           

           ‘IfBout,Edmund,’returnedMrsSparkler,‘istheslangtermforindisposition,hehas.Ifitisnot,IamunabletogiveanopiniononthebarbarouslanguageyouaddresstoEdward’ssister.ThathecontractedMalariaFeversomewhere,eitherbytravellingdayandnighttoRome,where,afterall,hearrivedtoolatetoseepoordearpapabeforehisdeath—orundersomeotherunwholesomecircumstances—isindubitable,ifthatiswhatyoumean.Likewisethathisextremelycarelesslifehasmadehimaverybadsubjectforitindeed.’

           MrSparklerconsidereditaparallelcasetothatofsomeofourfellowsintheWestIndieswithYellowJack.MrsSparklerclosedhereyesagain,andrefusedtohaveanyconsciousnessofourfellowsoftheWestIndies,orofYellowJack.

           ‘So,Amy,’shepursued,whenshereopenedhereyelids,‘willrequiretoberousedfromtheeffectsofmanytediousandanxiousweeks.Andlastly,shewillrequiretoberousedfromalowtendencywhichIknowverywelltobeatthebottomofherheart.Don’taskmewhatitis,Edmund,becauseImustdeclinetotellyou.’

           ‘Iamnotgoingto,mydear,’saidMrSparkler.

           ‘Ishallthushavemuchimprovementtoeffectinmysweetchild,’MrsSparklercontinued,‘andcannothavehernearmetoosoon.AmiableanddearlittleTwoshoes!Astothesettlementofpoorpapa’saffairs,myinterestinthatisnotveryselfish.PapabehavedverygenerouslytomewhenIwasmarried,andIhavelittleornothingtoexpect.Providedhehadmadenowillthatcancomeintoforce,leavingalegacytoMrsGeneral,Iamcontented.Dearpapa,dearpapa.

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