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It was the first time he had kissed his wife for many days. The doctor's was some three miles away across the moor. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD KISSED HIS WIFE FOR MANY DAYS THE DOCTORS WERE SOME THREE MILES AWAY ACROSS THE MOOR
lencieux, "but I want you to come down and look at Wonder. I'm afraid she is ill." "Wonder, ill!" exclaimed Antony, rising with a start, "I will come at once;" and they went together. Wonder was lying in her bed, with flushed cheeks and bright yet heavy eyes. "Wonder, my little Wonder," said Antony caressingly, as he bent over her. "Does little Wonder feel ill?" "Yes, Daddy. I feel so sick, Daddy." "Never mind; she will be better to-morrow." But he had noticed how burning hot were her hands, and how dry were her fresh little lips. "I must go for the doctor at once," he said to his wife, when they were outside the room. The father, so long asleep, had sprung awake at the first hint of danger to the little child that in his neglectful way he loved deeply all the time; and, in spite of the danger to Wonder, a faint joy stirred in Beatrice's heart to see him thus humanly aroused once more. "Kiss me, Beatrice," he said, as he set out upon his errand. "Don't be anxious, it will be all right.  HOW THE LAMP HAD BEEN ARRANGED TO THROW A VIVID LIGHT UPON SILAJO BUT I WANT YOU TO COME DOWN AND LOOK AT WONDER I'M AFRAID SHE IS ILL WANDER ILL EXCLAIMED ANTONY RISING WITH A START I WILL COME AT ONCE AND THEY WENT TOGETHER WONDER WAS LYING IN HER BED WITH FLUSHED CHEEKS AND BRIGHT YET HEAVY EYES WONDER MY LITTLE WONDER SAID ANTHONY CARESSINGLY AS HE BENT OVER HER DOES LITTLE WONDER FEEL ILL YES DADDY I FEEL SO SICK DADDY NEVER MIND SHE WILL BE BETTER TOMORROW BUT HE HAD NOTICED HOW BURNING HOT WERE HER HANDS AND HOW DRY WERE HER FRESH LITTLE LIPS I MUST GO FOR THE DOCTOR AT ONCE HE SAID TO HIS WIFE WHEN THEY WERE OUTSIDE THE ROOM THE FATHER SO LONG ASLEEP HAD SPRUNG AWAKE AT THE FIRST HINT OF DANGER TO THE LITTLE CHILD THAT IN HIS NEGLECTFUL WAY HE LOVED DEEPLY ALL THE TIME AND IN SPITE OF THE DANGER TO WONDER A FAINT JOY STIRRED IN BEATRICE'S HEART TO SEE HIM THUS HUMANLY AROUSED ONCE MORE KISS ME BEATRICE HE SAID AS HE SET OUT UPON HIS ERRAND DON'T BE ANXIOUS IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT
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