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Chapter 68

           

           Andthere,too,istheeverfaithfulBarbara’smother,stillholdingthebabyasifshehadneverputitdownsincethatsaddaywhentheylittlehopedtohavesuchjoyasthis—theresheis,Heavenblessher,cryinghereyesout,andsobbingasneverwomansobbedbefore;andthereislittleBarbara—poorlittleBarbara,somuchthinnerandsomuchpaler,andyetsoverypretty—tremblinglikealeafandsupportingherselfagainstthewall;andthereisMrsGarland,neaterandnicerthanever,faintingawaystonedeadwithnobodytohelpher;andthereisMrAbel,violentlyblowinghisnose,andwantingtoembraceeverybody;andthereisthesinglegentlemanhoveringroundthemall,andconstanttonothingforaninstant;andthereisthatgood,dear,thoughtfullittleJacob,sittingallalonebyhimselfonthebottomstair,withhishandsonhiskneeslikeanoldman,roaringfearfullywithoutgivinganytroubletoanybody;andeachandallofthemareforthetimecleanoutoftheirwits,anddojointlyandseverallycommitallmanneroffollies.

           Andevenwhentheresthaveinsomemeasurecometothemselvesagain,andcanfindwordsandsmiles,Barbara—thatsoft-hearted,gentle,foolishlittleBarbara—issuddenlymissed,andfoundtobeinaswoonbyherselfinthebackparlour,fromwhichswoonshefallsintohysterics,andfromwhichhystericsintoaswoonagain,andis,indeed,sobad,thatdespiteamortalquantityofvinegarandcoldwatersheishardlyabitbetteratlastthanshewasatfirst.

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