he hurried with his burden and rushing into the kitchen and calling upon the company there assembled to make way for god s sake deposited it on a chair before the fire the company who rose in on the s entrance did as people usually do under such circumstances everybody called for his or her favourite remedy which nobody brought each cried for more air at the same time what air there was by closing round the object of sympathy and body else the old shop didn t what it never appeared to occur to them might be done by themselves the landlady however who possessed more readiness and activity than any of them and who had withal a quicker perception of the merits of the case soon came running in with a little hot brandy and water followed by her servant girl carrying smelling and such other which being duly administered recovered the child so � as to enable her to thank them in a faint voice and to extend her hand to the poor who stood with an anxious face hard by without suffering her to another word or so much as to stir a finger any more die women straightway carried her off to bed and having covered her up warm bathed her cold feet and wrapped them in flannel they despatched a messenger for the doctor the doctor who was a red gentleman with a great of dangling below a waistcoat of black satin with speed and taking his seat by the bedside of poor drew out his watch and felt her pulse then he looked at her tongue then he felt her pulse again and while he did so he eyed the half emptied wine glass as if in profound abstraction i should give r said the doctor at length a tea every now and then of hot brandy and water why that s exactly what we ve done sir said the delighted landlady i should also observed the doctor who had passed the foot bath on the stairs i should also said the doctor in the voice of an put her feet in hot water and wrap them up in flannel i should likewise said the doctor with increased solemnity give her something light for supper � the wing of a fowl now � why goodness gracious me sir it s cooking at the kitchen fire this instant cried the landlady and so indeed it was for the had ordered it to be put down and it was on so well that the doctor might have smelt it if he had tried � perhaps he did you may then said the doctor rising gravely give her a glass of hot port wine if she likes wine � and a toast sir suggested landlady ay said the doctor in the o� v tm thi old shop and � of but be to make it of bread if yoa ma am which and the doctor departed the house in admiration of that whidi so with own he was a shrewd doctor ii and knew what people s were there appears some reason to he did while her was preparing the child into a refreshing sleep from whidi they were obliged to rouse her when it was ready as she evinced ex on learning that her grandfather was below stairs and was greatly troubled at the thought of their being he took supper with her finding her still on head they made him up a bed in an inner room to whidi he presently retired the key of this chamber happened by good fortune to be on that side of the door which was in room she turned it on him when the landlady had and crept to bed again with a thankful h the sat for a long time smoking his pipe hj the kitchen fire which was now deserted thinking a very happy face on the fortunate chance which had him to the child s assistance and as well as in his simple way he could the inquisitive of the landlady who had a great curiosity to lie made acquainted with every particular of s life and the poor was so open hearted and so in the most ordinary cunning or deceit that she could not have failed to succeed in the first five minutes hot that he happened to be with what she wished to know and so he told her the landlady by no means with this assurance which she considered an ingenious of the question rejoined that he had his reasons of course heaven forbid that she should wish to into the of her customers which indeed were no business of hers who had so many of her own she had merely asked a civil question and to be sure she knew it would meet with a civil answer she was quite satisfied � quite she had rather perhaps that he would have said at once that he didn t choose to be because that would have been plain and intelligible however she had no right to be offended of course he waa tl v v ai ad a the old shop right to say what he pleased nobody could dispute tha for a moment oh dear no i assure you my good lady said the mild that i have told you the plain truth � as i hope to be saved i have told you the truth why then i do believe you are in earnest rejoined the landlady with ready good humour and i m very sorry i you but curiosity you know is the curse of our z and that s the ct the landlord scratched his head as if he thought the curse sometimes involved the other sex likewise but he was prevented from making any remark to that effect if he had it in contemplation to do so by the s you should question me for half 