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She did not mean to go to sleep; but she was tired out and fell into a sound slumber. SHE DID NOT MEAN TO GO TO SLEEP BUT SHE WAS TIRED OUT AND FELL INTO A SOUND SLUMBER
rheumatic attack, which obliged the old servant to keep her bed. Formerly, in such an emergency, they would have engaged some cottager's wife to come and do the house-work; but now it seemed tacitly understood that they could not afford it. Even when Nancy grew worse, and required attendance in the night, Maggie still persisted in her daily occupations. She was wise enough to rest when and how she could; and, with a little forethought, she hoped to be able to go through this weary time without any bad effect. One morning (it was on the second of December; and even the change of name in the month, although it brought no change of circumstances or weather, was a relief--December brought glad tidings even in its very name), one morning, dim and dreary, Maggie had looked at the clock on leaving Nancy's room, and finding it was not yet half-past five, and knowing that her mother and Nancy were both asleep, she determined to lie down and rest for an hour before getting up to light the fires. HER BROUGHT ON SOME KIND OF RHEUMATIC ATTACK WHICH OBLIGED THE OLD SERVANT TO KEEP TO HER BED FORMERLY IN SUCH AN EMERGENCY THEY WOULD HAVE ENGAGED SOME COTTAGER'S WIFE TO COME AND DO THE HOUSEWORK BUT NOW IT SEEMED TACITLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY COULD NOT AFFORD IT EVEN WHEN NANCY GREW WORSE AND REQUIRED ATTENDANCE IN THE NIGHT MAGGIE STILL PERSISTED IN HER DAILY OCCUPATIONS SHE WAS WISE ENOUGH TO REST WHEN HOW SHE COULD AND WITH A LITTLE FORETHOUGHT SHE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THIS WEARY TIME WITHOUT ANY BAD EFFECT ONE MORNING IT WAS ON THE SECOND OF DECEMBER AND EVEN THE CHANGE OF NAME IN THE MONTH ALTHOUGH IT BROUGHT NO CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES OR WEATHER WAS A RELIEF DECEMBER BROUGHT GLAD TIDINGS EVEN IN ITS VERY NAME ONE MORNING DIM AND DREARY MAGGIE HAD LOOKED AT THE CLOCK ON LEAVING NANCY'S ROOM AND FINDING IT WAS NOT YET HALF PAST FIVE AND KNOWING THAT HER MOTHER AND NANCY WERE BOTH ASLEEP SHE DETERMINED TO LIE DOWN AND REST FOR AN HOUR BEFORE GETTING UP TO LIGHT THE FIRES
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