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Miss Crawley at Nurse

           Butecouldnotdisguisefromherselfthefactthatnoneofherpartycouldsocontributetothepleasuresofthetown-bredlady."Mygirls’singing,afterthatlittleodiousgoverness’s,Iknowisunbearable,"thecandidRector’swifeownedtoherself."ShealwaysusedtogotosleepwhenMarthaandLouisaplayedtheirduets.Jim’sstiffcollegemannersandpoordearBute’stalkabouthisdogsandhorsesalwaysannoyedher.IfItookhertotheRectory,shewouldgrowangrywithusall,andfly,Iknowshewould;andmightfallintothathorridRawdon’sclutchesagain,andbethevictimofthatlittleviperofaSharp.Meanwhile,itiscleartomethatsheisexceedinglyunwell,andcannotmoveforsomeweeks,atanyrate;duringwhichwemustthinkofsomeplantoprotectherfromtheartsofthoseunprincipledpeople."

           Intheverybest-ofmoments,ifanybodytoldMissCrawleythatshewas,orlookedill,thetremblingoldladysentoffforherdoctor;andIdaresayshewasveryunwellafterthesuddenfamilyevent,whichmightservetoshakestrongernervesthanhers.Atleast,Mrs.Butethoughtitwasherdutytoinformthephysician,andtheapothecary,andthedame-de-compagnie,andthedomestics,thatMissCrawleywasinamostcriticalstate,andthattheyweretoactaccordingly.Shehadthestreetlaidknee-deepwithstraw;andtheknockerputbywithMr.Bowls’splate.SheinsistedthattheDoctorshouldcalltwiceaday;anddelugedherpatientwithdraughtseverytwohours.

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