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In Which Miss Crawley’s Relations Are Very Anxious About Her

           ThuswhethershereceivedtheReverendSaundersMcNitre,theScotchdivine;ortheReverendLukeWaters,themildWesleyan;ortheReverendGilesJowls,theilluminatedCobbler,whodubbedhimselfReverendasNapoleoncrownedhimselfEmperorthehousehold,children,tenantryofmyLadySouthdownwereexpectedtogodownontheirkneeswithherLadyship,andsayAmentotheprayersofeitherDoctor.DuringtheseexercisesoldSouthdown,onaccountofhisinvalidcondition,wasallowedtositinhisownroom,andhavenegusandthepaperreadtohim.LadyJanewastheoldEarl’sfavouritedaughter,andtendedhimandlovedhimsincerely:asforLadyEmily,theauthoressofthe"WasherwomanofFinchleyCommon,"herdenunciationsoffuturepunishment(atthisperiod,forheropinionsmodifiedafterwards)weresoawfulthattheyusedtofrightenthetimidoldgentlemanherfather,andthephysiciansdeclaredhisfitsalwaysoccurredafteroneofherLadyship’ssermons.

           "Iwillcertainlycall,"saidLadySouthdownthen,inreplytotheexhortationofherdaughter’spretendu,Mr.PittCrawley—"WhoisMissCrawley’smedicalman?"

           Mr.CrawleymentionedthenameofMr.Creamer.

           "Amostdangerousandignorantpractitioner,mydearPitt.Ihaveprovidentiallybeenthemeansofremovinghimfromseveralhouses:thoughinoneortwoinstancesIdidnotarriveintime.IcouldnotsavepoordearGeneralGlanders,whowasdyingunderthehandsofthatignorantmandying.

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