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she had loved much and had faith in the edies before in his professional life, but never had he felt

his duty so heavily laid upon hied Mrs Moore for a

few ray dawn of that early

He felt that the life of his patient depended on his preparing her

irl, he kneould probably confess all

during her convalescence, and the uish would have expended itself before the girl

should have a chance to pour out the story of herto die?" the -rooht of her own misfortunes since Anna's illness The

selfishness of the woman of the world was completely obliterated by the

anxiety of the mother

"No, she will not die, Mrs Moore; that is, if you are able to control

your feelings sufficiently, after I have ive her the love and sympathy that only you can"

She looked at him with troubled eyes "Why, doctor, what do you hter has always had my love and syrossed by hter is not likely to suffer fro her illness"