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not mind so much, because he had his
mother to attend him, but she has no
one except the servants and hired peo-
pie, and l know how inefficient they
are"
1t seemed to please her very much
when George told her he found the
hired nurse more inefficient than he at
first thought possible, and he placed no
obstacle in her way when she repeated
her willingness to take charge of that
poor darling girl"
She took her position in the sick
room that same evening, and proved as
George had said, invaluable, Mrs. Al
lenby was woman of iron nerve and
had no fear of contagion, she surely be-
lieved in it, She was hopeful from the
outset as to Mary's recovery from the
fever, but expressed dread of the after
consequences. There were symptoms
of pulmonary disease, and there always
had been; Arthur had told her so when
he was attending her father.
eve shall pass the crisis of the fever
safely" she told George Hyde. II have
seen too many fever cases to be afraid,
and this has not so strong hold upon
her as you think, but it will leave her
very low, and she will need all our
care"
Doctor Hyde had great faith in Mrs.
Allenby. She bad always taken large
interest in her husbands profession,
and he would talk to her of his patients
by the hour together, getting many a
useful hint from some remark she
might let drop, and she had undertaken
the nuising-or the superintendent of
it-of more thar one distinguished
client when the life was valuable and
the condition critical AS for the mem
bers of her own household, she had been
their physician eversince her husbands
death, and George had to give her credit
for her treatment of them.
Il hope you are right he said. II
believe you are right; but | have too
much at stake to be as calm as should
if it were anyone else than Mary. Give
her your care, and more than my life
long gratitude will be yours
TOO much at stake" Mrs. Allcnby
repeated slowly. "Ah, yes, see; but
you have surprised me, George. And
you need not fear, she shall have all my
care-the more for this
Her familiar, affectionate touch upon
his arm was a caress, and DR.. Hyde felt
more certain of her help now she knew
that what he had at stake. He had not in
tended to let her into his secret yet. lie
knew there would be some soreness and
disappointment concerning her daughter
Victoria, though there had never been
anything more than the kindly and
trustfu! feeling which would naturally
exist between brothers sister and that
brothers friend.
He could not, however, disguise from
himself that declaration was expected
of him. Mrs. Allenby had gone ont of
her way to advance his interest, and it
was entirely due to her that he was
sent for by so many of her husbands
patients. George was quite aware that
he would not have acquired such an eX-
tensive practice at his age but for some
strong private influence, but to marry
Victoria iii return would have been Il
heavy price to pay for it. She was
beautiful enough, and more, but her
unsympathetic nature would have been
cloud over his heart and energy.
Had Mary been anyone else, George
would have been satisfied with himself
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