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looking�察  �well´grown   Miss   Hamilton�察  �in   all  the   glow   of   health   and 

confidence       of  superiority�察   �into  a   poor�察  �infirm�察  �helpless    widow�察�

receiving the visit of her former protege└ as a favour�察�but all that 

was uncomfortable in the meeting had soon passed away�察�and left 

only the interesting charm of remembering former partialities and 



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talking over old times。 

    Anne     found     in  Mrs。    Smith     the   good    sense    and    agreeable 

manners       which   she    had    almost   ventured      to  depend     on�察  �and   a 

disposition   to   converse   and   be   cheerful   beyond   her   expectation。 

Neither the dissipations of the past!and she had lived very much 

in the world�察�nor the   restrictions   of  the   present�察  �neither  sickness 

nor sorrow seemed to have closed her heart or ruined her spirits。 

    In the course of a second visit she talked with great openness�察�

and Anne¨s astonishment increased。 She could scarcely imagine a 

more cheerless situation in itself than Mrs。 Smith¨s。 She had been 

very   fond   of   her   husband�察�she   had   buried   him。   She   had   been 

used to affluence�察�it  was   gone。   She   had no  child   to  connect  her 

with     life  and    happiness      again�察   �no   relations    to   assist   in   the 

arrangement   of   perplexed   affairs�察  �no   health   to   make   all   the   rest 

supportable。 Her accommodations were limited to a noisy parlour�察�

and   a   dark   bedroom   behind�察  �with   no   possibility   of   moving   from 

one   to   the   other   without   assistance�察     �which   there     was   only   one 

servant in the house to afford�察�and she never quitted the house but 

to be conveyed into the warm bath。!Yet�察�in spite of all this�察�Anne 

had reason to believe that she had   moments   only  of languor  and 

depression�察  �to   hours   of   occupation   and   enjoyment。   How   could   it 

be�拭�She   watched!observed!reflected!and   finally   determined 

that   this   was   not   a   case   of   fortitude   or   of   resignation   only。!A 

submissive spirit might be patient�察�a strong understanding would 

supply   resolution�察  �but   here   was   something   more�察  �here   was   that 

elasticity of mind�察�that disposition to be comforted�察�that power of 

turning     readily    from    evil  to  good�察   �and    of  finding    employment 

which carried her out of herself�察�which was from nature alone。 It 

was   the   choicest   gift   of   Heaven�察  �and   Anne   viewed   her   friend   as 



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one   of   those   instances   in     which�察  �by   a   merciful     appointment�察  �it 

seems designed to counterbalance almost every other want。 

    There   had   been   a   time�察  �Mrs。 Smith  told   her�察  �when   her   spirits 

had     nearly    failed。   She    could     not   call  herself    an   invalid    now�察�

compared   with   her   state   on   first   reaching   Bath。   Then   she   had�察�

indeed�察  �been   a   pitiable   object!for   she   had   caught   cold   on            the 

journey�察  �and   had   hardly   taken   possession   of   her   lodgings   before 

she was again confined to her bed and suffering under severe and 

constant   pain�察  �and   all   this   among   strangers!with   the              absolute 

necessity of having a regular nurse�察�and finances at that moment 

particularly       unfit   to  meet    any    extraordinary       expense。     She    had 

weathered   it�察  �however�察  �and   could   truly   say   that   it   had   done   her 

good。 It had increased her comforts by making her feel herself to 

be in good hands。 She had seen too much of the world�察�to expect 

sudden or disinterested attachment anywhere�察�but her illness had 

proved to her that her landlady had a character to  preserve�察  �and 

would not use her ill�察�and   she   had been   particularly  fortunate   in 

her nurse�察�as a sister of   her  landlady�察  �a nurse by  profession�察  �and 

who had always a home in that house when unemployed�察�chanced 

to  be   at  liberty  just  in   time   to   attend   her。!^And   she�察院  �said   Mrs。 

Smith�察 �besides nursing me most admirably�察�has really proved an 

invaluable   acquaintance。!As   soon   as   I   could   use   my   hands   she 

taught me to knit�察�which has been a great amusement�察�and she put 

me   in   the   way   of   making   these   little   thread´cases�察  �pin´cushions 

and   card´racks�察      �which   you   always       find   me    so   busy   about�察   �and 

which supply  me   with  the   means   of doing a   little   good   to  one   or 

two   very   poor   families   in   this   neighbourhood。   She   had   a           large 

acquaintance�察        �of  course     professionally�察     �among       those    who    can 

afford   to   buy�察  �and   she   disposes   of   my   merchandize。   She   always 



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takes the   right  time   for  applying。   Everybody¨s   heart  is  open�察 �you 

know�察�when they have   recently  escaped   from severe   pain�察  �or  are 

recovering   the   blessing   of   health�察  �and   Nurse   Rooke   thoroughly 

understands when to speak。 She is a shrewd�察�intelligent�察�sensible 

woman。 Hers is a line for seeing human nature�察�and she has a fund 

of good sense and observation�察�which�察�as a companion�察�make her 

infinitely superior to thousands of those who having only received 

`the   best   education   in   the   world�察�   know   nothing   worth   attending 

to。   Call   it   gossip�察  �if   you   will�察  �but   when   Nurse   Rooke   has   half   an 

hour¨s leisure to bestow  on   me�察�she   is sure   to  have   something  to 

relate   that   is   entertaining   and   profitable�察  �something   that   makes 

one know one¨s species better。 One likes to hear what is going on�察�

to be au fait as to the newest modes of being trifling and silly。 To 

me�察  �who  live   so much  alone�察 �her   conversation�察  �I   assure   you�察  �is   a 

treat。 ̄ 

    Anne�察�far from wishing to cavil at the pleasure�察�replied�察 �I can 

easily believe it。 Women of that class have great opportunities�察�and 

if   they   are    intelligent    may    be    well   worth    listening     to。  Such 

varieties of  human nature   as  they  are   in   the   habit  of  witnessing� �

And it is not merely in its follies�察�that they are well read�察�for they 

see    it   occasionally   under   every   circumstance   that   can   be          most 

interesting or affecting。 What instances must pass before them of 

ardent�察     �disinterested�察      �self´denying       attachment�察       �of   heroism�察�

fortitude�察    �patience�察   �resignation!of        all  the   conflicts   and    all  the 

sacrifices that ennoble us most。 A sick chamber may often furnish 

the worth of volumes。 ̄ 

    ^Yes�察院  �said   Mrs。   Smith   more   doubtingly�察   �sometimes   it   may�察�

though   I   fear   its   lessons   are   not   often   in   the   elevated   style   you 

describe。 Here and there�察�human nature may be great in times of 



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trial�察�but generally speaking�察�it is its weakness and not its strength 

that   appears   in   a   sick   chamber�察  �it   is   selfishness   and   impatience 

rather than generosity and fortitude�察�that one hears of。 There is so 

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