ntoftiisveryprecious,andishallleaveyouinthehandsofdr;buttakeit
uchatati;sticktobrothsfor
thenextthreedays,andhsolidsdoso
verysparingly”
”thereanhereyesterdayaskingaboutyou,”johnwilkessaid,ascyril,proppedupinbed,sippedhisbroth”itrharveyherangatthebell,andidootheloand
talkedtohihroughthat,forofursetheanlet
gooutandspeaktohiihadheardyouspeakofhisoneofthegentlenyoutatthenisters,andheseedchlyinterestedinyouhesaidthatyouhaddonehigreatservice,andofurseikneeningthatrobberawayineversaw
anrepleasedthanhethatthedoctor
thoughtyouhankedgodverypiously
forthesaafterhehaddohat,heaskedfirstheryouhadsaidanythingtoabouthiisaidthatyouhadtoldyouhadthindhisinisters,andthatyousaidyouhaddisturbedarobberyoufoundathishousehesaid,quitesharp,nothingreno,notasicanthinkofheisalwaysdoinggoodtosobody,saysi,andneverait,ifit
didnotgetfoundoutsohosship
froeingblon
ofitifyounglordoliphanthadnottentothecaptaintellinghillaboutit,andsayingthatithegallantestfeatdoneinthebattlethenthereherthings,buttheyhenatureofprivateaffairsyou,goodn,he
said;iaovainbabbler;andasyouy
hedidfor,andforotherreasons,iuchasi
sothenitoldhibouthoaboutthe
robberyandsavedsterfroeingruined,andhoedssnelliefrooingoffharascalendedhewasan
earl”
”thenyoudidvery
aboutyourspeakingabouttherobbery,forthatoldinopenurt,butyououghtnot,onanyacunt,tohavesaidastressnelliesaffairs”
”istressnellieherselfwouldhave
toldthegentlenhadshebeeninplaceiaurehecanbetrustednottoletitgofurtheritookgood
ithaddonestressnellie,andthatgoodhadeoutofevil””aybe
thatstressnellieoutofhergoodnessofheartghtherselfhavetold,butthatisnoreasonharge
youinfuturenevertoopenyourlipsaboutthattoanyone,nottereofitinthisr
harveyisindeedasoberandgodfearingn,andassuredlyaskedonlybecausehefeltaninterestin,andfrooidlecuriositystill,iattertouchingthe
honourofstressnellie”
”theastercyrilihehatchesfast
doytonguenohehe
doctorordered,andthenihopeyouagoodlongsleep”theplagueandtheprocessbyhadbeenexpelledhadleftcyrilsoedaysbeforeheuldhe
rooeveryingheinquiredanxiouslyofjohnho,andtheansisfactoryjohnhadneverbeenbetterinhislife;therefore,bytheticyriloohiseasychairbytheohopethatjohnhadescapedtheinfection,selfhinadayortenhin
afehefirstoutbreakinahouse
aaflyingvisiteverytwoor
threedays,gavehiheenehathehadorderedtheredovedfrohedoor,andtheentoceasetheir
attendanightno
infection
theplaguentinueditsravagesent,ving
graduallyeasteandthedistrictlyingeastoftheber
beforecyrilrongenoughtogooutforhisfirstethebeginningofaugustsofiftythousandpeoplehadbeencarriedoff,sothatthestreetsostentirelydeserted,andinnyplacesthegrasse
streetseveryhouseborethesignofaredcross,andthetollingofthebellsofthedeadentationswere
theonlysoundsthatbrokethestrangesilencethesceneeningthatcyrildidnotleavethehouseagainforanotherfortnighthisfirstvisitrhesightofaanatthedoorgavehiuiteashock,andhewasgrievedindeedthenthatthebravenisterhad
diedafortnightbeforethenherharveystherewasnorkonthedoor,buthisrepeatedknockingsthnoresponse,andaan,lookingoutfrothat
thehousehadbeenetyforonth,andthepeoplethathadgoneoffinacart,shesupposedintotheuntry”thereanandlady,”shesaid,”edwellenough,andtheirservant,hecartit
uldnothavebeentheplague,thoughthenlookedasifhehadbeensorelyill”
thenextdayhecalledondrhodges,for
thelastnththereanatthedoor,andhisnopenedit
”caniseethedoctor”
”ay,youcanseehi”hesaid;”heiscurednow,andwillsoonbeaboutagain”
”hashehadtheplague,then”
”thathehas,butitisaanleft”
cyrilupstairsthedoctorting,lookingpaleandthin,bythewindow
”iarievedindeedtohearthatyouhavebeenill,doctor,”cyrilsaid;”hadiknoeafortnightsince,foriwas
strongenoughtohisdistancethenididindeedgoout,butthestreetshadsosadanaspectthatishrankfrotirringoutagain”
”yes,ihavehadit,”thedoctorsaid”directlyifeltiteonifolloexactly,butithadgonefurtherethanithadyout
iorderedssent
foruntiltoolate,anditisrarethatthesysteotafairchancehoycaseitpletesuccessty
servantsdied;theyybothweredea



