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Title: Bleak house
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Dickens, Charles, 1837-1896, ed Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882, illus
Subjects: Young women Guardian and ward Illegitimate children Inheritance and succession
Publisher: New York, London, Macmillan and co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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the door,and called to me, and even reproached me with sobs and tears; butI wrote her a long letter, saying that she made me anxious and un-happy, and imploring her, as she loved me, and wished my mind tobe at peace, to come no nearer than the garden. After that, shecame beneath the window, even oftener than she had come to thedoor; and, if I had learnt to love her dear sweet voice before whenwe were hardly ever apart, how did I learn to love it then, when Istood behind the window-curtain listening and replying, but not somuch as looking out! How did I learn to love it afterwards, whenthe harder time came ! They put a bed for me in our sitting-room; and by keeping thedoor wide open, I turned the two rooms into one, now that Ada hadvacated that part of the house, and kept them always fresh andairy. There was not a servant, in or about the house, but was sogood that they would all most gladly have come to me at any hourof the day or night, without the least fear or unwillingness; but I
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NURSE AND PATIENT. 408 BLEAK HOUSE. thought it best to choose one worthy woman who was never to seeAda, and whom I could trust to come and go with all precaution.Through her means, I got out to take the air with my Gruardian,when there was no fear of meeting Ada; and wanted for nothingin the way of attendance, any more than in any other respect. And thus poor Charley sickened, and grew worse, and fell intoheavy danger of death, and lay severely ill for many a long round ofday and night. So patient she was, so uncomplaining, and inspiredby such a gentle fortitude, that very often as I sat by Charley, hold-ing her head in my arms — repose would come to her, so, when itwould come to her in no other attitude — I silently prayed to ourFather in heaven that I might not forget the lesson which thislittle sister taught me. I was very sorrowful to think that Charleys pretty looks wouldchange and be disfigured, even if she recovered — she was such achild, with her dimpled face — but tha

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