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"It's very strange," said Mrs Wilcox, "she never tookwhen it was alive"

The doctor said nothing to that; but he asked whether her father had

not died of consumption He certainly had; but nobody had ever been

afraid for Molly; her lungs were always particularly strong Yes, but the

lungs were not always attacked Tuberculosis, like other things, follows

the line of least resistance Her brain could never have been very

strong--"Her brain was as strong as yours or mine, sir You don't know;

she has had aexcite on brain fever

In other words, what could you expect after soof that life within her life, the hope that

would have renewed the world for her--the fruit of three days and three

nights of happiness? It was a grave case, but--oh yes, while there was

life there was hope

So they talked But she was far away from them, lost in her dream And in

her dreaht the tu like a fire She had bad

dreams They were full of noises First, the hiss of a thin voice singing

fro; then the roar of