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Nurse and Patient

           Hegaveus,inhisglassofnegus,"Betterhealthtoouryoungfriend!"andsupposedandgailypursuedthecaseofhisbeingreservedlikeWhittingtontobecomeLordMayorofLondon.Inthatevent,nodoubt,hewouldestablishtheJarndyceInstitutionandtheSummersonAlmshouses,andalittleannualCorporationPilgrimagetoSt.Albans.Hehadnodoubt,hesaid,thatouryoungfriendwasanexcellentboyinhisway,buthiswaywasnottheHaroldSkimpoleway;whatHaroldSkimpolewas,HaroldSkimpolehadfoundhimself,tohisconsiderablesurprise,whenhefirstmadehisownacquaintance;hehadacceptedhimselfwithallhisfailingsandhadthoughtitsoundphilosophytomakethebestofthebargain;andhehopedwewoulddothesame.Charley’slastreportwasthattheboywasquiet.Icouldsee,frommywindow,thelanterntheyhadlefthimburningquietly;andIwenttobedveryhappytothinkthathewassheltered.Therewasmoremovementandmoretalkingthanusualalittlebeforedaybreak,anditawokeme.AsIwasdressing,Ilookedoutofmywindowandaskedoneofourmenwhohadbeenamongtheactivesympathizerslastnightwhethertherewasanythingwrongaboutthehouse.Thelanternwasstillburningintheloft-window."It’stheboy,miss,"saidhe."Isheworse?"Iinquired."Gone,miss."Dead!""Dead,miss?No.Gonecleanoff."Atwhattimeofthenighthehadgone,orhow,orwhy,itseemedhopelessevertodivine.

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