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"Is she still asleep, mother?" he asked. "Yes, and she is sleeping very calmly. IS SHE STILL ASLEEP MOTHER HE ASKED YES AND SHE IS SLEEPING VERY CALMLY
 a quarter of an hour after taking the medicine. Mrs. Austin went to Clement to carry him these good tidings. "I shall sit up two or three hours, and see how the poor girl goes on, Clement," the widow said; "but I hope you'll go to bed; I know all this excitement has worn you out." "No, mother; I feel no sense of fatigue." "But you will try to get some rest, to please me? See, dear boy, it's already nearly twelve o'clock." "Yes, if you wish it, mother, I'll go to my room," Mr. Austin answered, quickly. His room was near those occupied by his mother and Margaret, much nearer than the sitting-room. He bade Mrs. Austin good night and left her; but he had no thought of going to bed, or even trying to sleep. He went to his own room, and walked up and down; going out into the corridor every now and then, to listen at the door of his mother's chamber. He heard nothing. Some time between two and three o'clock Mrs. Austin opened the door of her room, and found her son lingering in the corridor. ANK INTO A PROFOUND SLUMBER ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN HOUR AFTER TAKING THE MEDICINE MISSUS AUSTIN WENT TO CLEMENT TO CARRY HIM THESE GOOD TIDINGS I SHALL SIT UP TWO OR THREE HOURS AND SEE HOW THE POOR GIRL GOES ON CLEMENT THE WIDOW SAID BUT I HOPE YOU WILL GO TO BED I KNOW ALL THIS EXCITEMENT HAS WORN YOU OUT NO MOTHER I FEEL NO SENSE OF FATIGUE BUT YOU WILL TRY TO GET SOME REST TO PLEASE ME SEE DEAR BOY IT'S ALREADY NEARLY TWELVE O'CLOCK YES IF YOU WISH IT MOTHER I'LL GO TO MY ROOM MISTER AUSTIN ANSWERED QUICKLY HIS ROOM WAS NEAR THOSE OCCUPIED BY HIS MOTHER AND MARGARET MUCH NEARER THAN THE SITTING ROOM HE BADE MISSUS AUSTIN GOOD NIGHT AND LEFT HER BUT HE HAD NO THOUGHT OF GOING TO BED OR EVEN TRYING TO SLEEP HE WENT TO HIS OWN ROOM AND WALKED UP AND DOWN GOING OUT INTO THE CORRIDOR EVERY NOW AND THEN TO LISTEN AT THE DOOR OF HIS MOTHER'S CHAMBER HE HEARD NOTHING SOME TIME BETWEEN TWO AND THREE O'CLOCK MISSUS AUSTIN OPENED THE DOOR OF HER ROOM AND FOUND HER SON LINGERING IN THE CORRIDOR
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