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Nurse and Patient

           IwasverysorrowfultothinkthatCharley’sprettylookswouldchangeandbedisfigured,evenifsherecoveredshewassuchachildwithherdimpledfacebutthatthoughtwas,forthegreaterpart,lostinhergreaterperil.Whenshewasattheworst,andhermindrambledagaintothecaresofherfather’ssickbedandthelittlechildren,shestillknewmesofarasthatshewouldbequietinmyarmswhenshecouldliequietnowhereelse,andmurmuroutthewanderingsofhermindlessrestlessly.AtthosetimesIusedtothink,howshouldIevertellthetworemainingbabiesthatthebabywhohadlearnedofherfaithfulhearttobeamothertothemintheirneedwasdead!TherewereothertimeswhenCharleyknewmewellandtalkedtome,tellingmethatshesentherlovetoTomandEmmaandthatshewassureTomwouldgrowuptobeagoodman.AtthosetimesCharleywouldspeaktomeofwhatshehadreadtoherfatheraswellasshecouldtocomforthim,ofthatyoungmancarriedouttobeburiedwhowastheonlysonofhismotherandshewasawidow,oftheruler’sdaughterraisedupbythegracioushanduponherbedofdeath.AndCharleytoldmethatwhenherfatherdiedshehadkneeleddownandprayedinherfirstsorrowthathelikewisemightberaisedupandgivenbacktohispoorchildren,andthatifsheshouldnevergetbetterandshoulddietoo,shethoughtitlikelythatitmightcomeintoTom’smindtoofferthesameprayerforher.

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