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Never think that Cousin Ann did not suffer and sympathize and do her rocky best to comfort; she did indeed, but she was thankful that her task was of brief duration. Mrs. Carey knew how it would be, and had planned all so that she herself could arrive not long after the blow had fallen. NEVER THINK THAT COUSIN ANN DID NOT SUFFER AND SYMPATHIZE AND DO HER ROCKY BEST TO COMFORT SHE DID INDEED BUT SHE WAS THANKFUL THAT HER TASK WAS OF BRIEF DURATION MISSUS CAREY KNEW HOW IT WOULD BE AND HAD PLANNED ALL SO THAT SHE HERSELF COULD ARRIVE NOT LONG AFTER THE BLOW HAD FALLEN
e postman, but waited till Joanna brought in the mail. Steadily, daily, the letters changed in tone. First they tried to be cheerful; later on they spoke of trusting that the worst was past; then of hoping that father was holding his own. "Oh! if he was holding _all_ his own," sobbed Nancy. "If we were only there with him, helping mother!" Ellen said to Joanna one morning in the kitchen: "It's my belief the Captain's not going to get well, and I'd like to go to Newburyport to see my cousin and not be in the house when the children's told!" And Joanna said, "Shame on you not to stand by 'em in their hour of trouble!" At which Ellen quailed and confessed herself a coward. Finally came a day never to be forgotten; a day that swept all the former days clean out of memory, as a great wave engulfs all the little ones in its path; a day when, Uncle Allan being too ill to travel, Cousin Ann, of all people in the universe,--Cousin Ann came to bring the terrible news that Captain Carey was dead. HILDREN NO LONGER BOUNDED TO MEET THE POSTMAN BUT WAITED TILL JOANNA BROUGHT IN THE MAIL STEADILY DAILY THE LETTERS CHANGED IN TONE FIRST THEY TRIED TO BE CHEERFUL LATER ON THEY SPOKE OF TRUSTING THAT THE WORST WAS PAST THEN OF HOPING THAT FATHER WAS HOLDING HIS OWN OH IF HE WAS HOLDING ALL HIS OWN SOBBED NANCY IF WE WERE ONLY THERE WITH HIM HELPING MOTHER ELLEN SAID TO JOANNA ONE MORNING IN THE KITCHEN IT'S MY BELIEF THE CAPTAINS ARE NOT GOING TO GET WELL AND I'D LIKE TO GO TO NEWBURYPORT TO SEE MY COUSIN AND NOT BE IN THE HOUSE WHEN THE CHILDREN'S TOLD AND JOANNA SAID SHAME ON YOU NOT TO STAND BY EM IN THEIR HOUR OF TROUBLE AT WHICH ELLEN QUAILED AND CONFESSED HERSELF A COWARD FINALLY CAME A DAY NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN A DAY THAT SWEPT ALL THE FORMER DAYS CLEAN OUT OF MEMORY AS A GREAT WAVE IN GULF SAW THE LITTLE ONES IN ITS PATH A DAY WHEN UNCLE ALLEN BEING TOO ILL TO TRAVEL COUSIN ANN OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSE COUSIN ANN CAME TO BRING THE TERRIBLE NEWS THAT CAPTAIN CAREY WAS DEAD
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