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Even when Nancy grew worse, and required attendance in the night, Maggie still persisted in her daily occupations. EVEN WHEN NANCY GREW WORSE AND REQUIRED ATTENDANCE IN THE NIGHT MAGGIE STILL PERSISTED IN HER DAILY OCCUPATIONS
ould have been a relief to have known the truth--the worst, as far as her mother knew it; but she was not in the habit of thinking of herself. She only tried, by long tender attention, to cheer and comfort her mother; and she and Nancy strove in every way to reduce the household expenditure, for there was little ready money to meet it. Maggie wrote regularly to Edward; but since the note inquiring about the agency, she had never heard from him. Whether her mother received letters she did not know; but at any rate she did not express anxiety, though her looks and manner betrayed that she was ill at ease. It was almost a relief to Maggie when some change was given to her thoughts by Nancy's becoming ill. The damp gloomy weather brought on some kind of 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. HERSELF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A RELIEF TO HAVE KNOWN THE TRUTH THE WORSE AS FAR AS HER MOTHER KNEW IT BUT SHE WAS NOT IN THE HABIT OF THINKING OF HER OF HERSELF SHE ONLY TRIED BY LONG TENDER ATTENTION TO CHEER AND COMFORT HER MOTHER AND SHE AND NANCY STROVE IN EVERY WAY TO REDUCE THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE FOR THERE WAS LITTLE READY MONEY TO MEET IT MAGGIE WROTE REGULARLY TO EDWARD BUT SINCE THE NOTE INQUIRING ABOUT THE AGENCY SHE HAD NEVER HEARD FROM HIM WHETHER HER MOTHER RECEIVED LETTERS SHE DID NOT KNOW BUT AT ANY RATE SHE DID NOT EXPRESS ANXIETY THOUGH HER LOOKS AND MANNERS BETRAYED THAT SHE WAS ILL AT EASE IT WAS ALMOST A RELIEF TO MAGGIE WHEN SOME CHANGE WAS GIVEN TO HER THOUGHTS BY NANCY'S BECOMING ILL THE DAMP GLOOMY WEATHER 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
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