Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-04-02
CHAPTER VI.

1t was Suzette, the elderly nurse from the
village, who had been retained to attend
Chi Lung, who first set abroad the theory
that that interesting Pagan was devoted to
Olivia, and that he worshiped the very
ground she trod on. The aged nurse in,
stanced many things in support of this opin-
ion. 1t did not matter, so she said, how
crazy the Celestial might be (and he had
many lapses into delirium before he finally
came round), he would stop chattering
when Olivia spoke to him, and would listen
to her voice. If he happened to be sensible
on her entry he would smile on seeing her,
however much he had groaned and moaned
before she came, and while she remained in
his chamber he would watch her like dog,
following her everywhere with his elongated
eyes. When he had refused food or medi-
cine from the nurse or from Olivia's aunt,
and had protested against 1T in his shrllest
manner, he would accept it from Olivia
withouta murmur. He was not grateful
patient. He was not tractable. He was in
all other respects an unpleasant object to
contemplate, but the heather loved Olivia.
This was Suzettes constant song in the
village, whenever she could escape thither,
and nobody in the village was at all disposed
to wonder at it. 1t came easy and natural
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rn. "nion '1.o TI".li,o Indaanod al sod ,.l,oa
po9nly. LEI siii9 eI I.t ".t ',Io S. pi'.oo'
anu oiio"i"l Gnu Joy iol .o. po.t W.:
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i1uns a.t"onlient eul p1I ~ 'e" dao;";. nons'
abIa tnrn the pagan still mended as slowly
as if he had known into what good hands
ba had fallen and was determined TO stay
in them as Iono as nossible. Christmas had
come and gone again with no special obsery-
ances at the Chateau. The New Year fes-
tiyities had been held, and the new wear was
a fortnight old when Chi Lung. who had al
yeadv been permitted to potter about in
granarv. corridor. and kitchens, was first al
lowed to face the fresh air. He wore an old
coat of the elder Baron's over his cotton gar
ments. and supported his steps, as vet feeble
and tottering with big stick,
Now that he was at liberty in the small
est degree to display his own predictions,
Suzette pointed triumphantly to the fact
that whenever he saw Olivia he would 90
toward her and follow her as we'll as he
might. and when she saw him would express
by smiles, and a curious kind of cringing of
the shoulders, the pleasure he felt in be-
holdino her. He even made Quaint an
nroach to the pronunciation of her name.
ard would repeat it in her presence as if he
felt pleasure in it.
Lawrence had given him an old pipe. when
his convalescence began, and had since
then given him occasional supplies of to-
bacco and the weather being fine and open
and drv he would wall, for half an bonr
mornine and oftarnoor in tha oyanre smoL.
inc snoctaola ~ ottraot all tba oon,ins NJ
the VILLAGE
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