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If she was too fond of her rubbishy children she couldn't help it. Look at her in her chair, where she has fallen asleep. The corner of her mouth, where one looks first, is almost withered up. Her hand moves restlessly on her breast as if she had a pain there. IF SHE WAS TOO FOND OF HER RUBBISHY CHILDREN SHE COULDN'T HELP IT LOOK AT HER IN THE CHAIR WHERE SHE HAS FALLEN ASLEEP THE CORNER OF HER MOUTH WHERE ONE LOOKS FIRST IS ALMOST WITHERED UP HER HAND MOVES RESTLESSLY ON HER BREAST AS IF SHE HAD PAIN THERE
 seen if we remember how sensitive he was to the opinion of neighbours: this man whose every movement now attracted surprised attention. Inwardly he must have suffered torture; but he preserved a calm exterior even when the young criticised his little home, and he always lifted his hat courteously to any lady who looked inside. It may have been quixotic, but it was magnificent. Soon the inward meaning of it leaked out, and the great heart of the public was touched. Crowds followed the cab, cheering it lustily; charming girls scaled it to get his autograph; interviews appeared in the better class of papers, and society invited him to dinner and added, 'Do come in the kennel.' On that eventful Thursday week Mrs. Darling was in the night-nursery awaiting George's return home: a very sad-eyed woman. Now that we look at her closely and remember the gaiety of her in the old days, all gone now just because she has lost her babes, I find I won't be able to say nasty things about her after all.  MAN WILL BE SEEN IF WE REMEMBER HOW SENSITIVE HE WAS TO THE OPINION OF NEIGHBORS THIS MAN WHOSE EVERY MOVEMENT NOW ATTRACTED SURPRISED ATTENTION INWARDLY HE MUST HAVE SUFFERED TORTURE BUT HE PRESERVED A CALM EXTERIOR EVEN WHEN THE YOUNG CRITICIZED HIS LITTLE HOME AND HE ALWAYS LIFTED HIS HAT COURTEOUSLY TO ANY LADY WHO LOOKED INSIDE IT MAY HAVE BEEN QUIXOTIC BUT IT WAS MAGNIFICENT SOON THE INWARD MEANING OF IT LEAKED OUT AND THE GREAT HEART OF THE PUBLIC WAS TOUCHED CROWDS FOLLOWED THE CAB CHEERING IT LUSTILY CHARMING GIRLS SCALED IT TO GET HIS AUTOGRAPH INTERVIEWS APPEARED IN THE BETTER CLASS OF PAPERS AND SOCIETY INVITED HIM TO DINNER AND ADDED DO COME IN THE KENNEL ON THAT EVENTFUL THURSDAY WEEK MISSUS DARLING WAS IN THE NIGHT NURSERY AWAITING GEORGE'S RETURN HOME A VERY SAD EYED WOMAN NOW THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT HER CLOSELY AND REMEMBERED THE GAYETY OF HER IN THE OLD DAYS ALL GONE NOW JUST BECAUSE SHE HAD LOST HER BABES I FIND I WON'T BE ABLE TO SAY NASTY THINGS ABOUT HER AFTER ALL
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