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Alison nursed her night after night and day after day, till she had worn

herself into an illness, and when the doctors spoke of iht months before she was even

lifted up in bed, and it was years before the burns ceased to be painful

or the constitution at all recovered the shock; and even noeather

tells on her, though since we have lived here she has been far better

than I ever dared to hope"

"Then you consider her still recovering?"

"In general health she is certainly greatly restored, and has strength

to attempt more, but the actual injury, the contraction, can never be

better than now When we lived at Richmond she had constantly the best

advice, and ere told that nothing h spirits I suppose that hat

chiefly helped to carry her through?"

"I have seen a good , "but I never did

see any one so happy! Others are alanting so; she never is

Every enjoyment seems to be tenfold to her what it is to other people;

she sees the hopeful side of every sorrow No burthen is a burthen when

one has carried it to her"