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Don't bother him about little things, for he is not well, you know." Gilbert displayed a note book filled with memoranda and addresses. DON'T BOTHER HIM ABOUT LITTLE THINGS FOR HE IS NOT WELL YOU KNOW GILBERT DISPLAYED A NOTE BOOK FILLED WITH MEMORANDA AND ADDRESSES
The carriage is too early," she said; "let us come into the sitting room for five minutes. I have said my good-byes and kissed you all a dozen times, but I shall never be done until I am out of your sight." "O mother, mother, how can we let you go!" wailed Kathleen. "Kitty! how can you!" exclaimed Nancy. "What does it matter about us when mother has the long journey and father is so ill?" "It will not be for very long,--it can't be," said Mrs. Carey wistfully. "The telegram only said 'symptoms of typhoid'; but these low fevers sometimes last a good while and are very weakening, so I may not be able to bring father back for two or three weeks; I ought to be in Fortress Monroe day after to-morrow; you must take turns in writing to me, children!" "Every single day, mother!" "Every single thing that happens." "A fat letter every morning," they promised in chorus. "If there is any real trouble remember to telegraph your Uncle Allan--did you write down his address, 11 Broad Street, New York?  TRANSIENT ANXIETY LURKED IN THE EYES AND LIPS THE CARRIAGE IS TOO EARLY SHE SAID LET US COME INTO THE SITTING ROOM FOR FIVE MINUTES I HAVE SAID MY GOOD BYES AND KISSED YOU ALL A DOZEN TIMES BUT I SHALL NEVER BE DONE UNTIL I AM OUT OF YOUR SIGHT OH MOTHER MOTHER HOW CAN WE LET YOU GO WAILED KATHLEEN KITTY HOW CAN YOU EXCLAIMED NANCY WHAT DOES IT MATTER ABOUT US WHEN MOTHER HAS A LONG JOURNEY AND FATHER IS SO ILL IT WILL NOT BE FOR VERY LONG IT CAN'T BE SAID MISSUS CAREY WISTFULLY A TELEGRAM ONLY SAID SYMPTOMS OF TYPHOID BUT THESE LOW FEVERS SOMETIMES LAST A GOOD WHILE AND ARE VERY WEAKENING SO I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BRING FATHER BACK FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS I OUGHT TO BE IN FORTRESS MONROE DAY AFTER TO MORROW YOU MUST TAKE TURNS IN WRITING TO ME CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY MOTHER EVERYTHING WILL THINK THAT HAPPENS A FAT LETTER EVERY MORNING THEY PROMISED IN CHORUS IF THERE IS ANY REAL TROUBLE REMEMBER THE TELEGRAPH YOUR UNCLE ALLAN DID YOU WRITE DOWN HIS ADDRESS ELEVEN BROAD STREET NEW YORK
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