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Title: Dicken's works
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Publisher: Boston : Estes & Lauriat
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rling girl and I werecompanions again. Charley fell ill. In twelve hours she was very ill.I moved her to my room and laid her in my bed, andsat down quietly to nurse her. I told my guardianall about it, and why I felt it was necessary that Ishould seclude myself, and my reason for not seeingmy darling above all. At first she came very oftento the door, and called to me, and even reproachedme with sobs and tears; but I wrote her a longletter, saying she made me anxious and unhappy,and imploring her, as she loved me, and wished mymind to be at peace, to come no nearer than thegarden. After that she came beneath the window,even oftener than she had come to the door; and, ifI had learnt to love her dear sweet voice before,when we were hardly ever apart, how did I learn tolove it then, when I stood behind the window cur-tain listening and replying, but not so much aslooking out! How did I learn to love it afterwards,when the harder time came! They put a bed for me in our sitting-room; and,
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BLEAK HOUSE. 227 by keeping the door wide open, I turned the tworooms into one, now that Ada had vacated that partof the house, and kept them always fresh and airy.There was not a servant, in or about the house, butwas so good that they would all most gladly havecome to me at any hour of the day or night, withoutthe least fear or unwillingness; but I thought itbest to choose one worthy woman who was neverto see Ada, and whom I could trust to come andwith all precaution. Through her means, I got outto take the air with my guardian, when there wasno fear of meeting Ada; and wanted for nothingin the way of attendance, any more than in anyother respect. And thus poor Charley sickened and grew worse,and fell into heavy danger of death, and lay severelyill for many a long round of day and night. Sopatient she was, so uncomplaining, and inspired bysuch a gentle fortitude, that very often as I sat byCharley, holding her head in 1113- amis — reposewould come to her so, when it would come to

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