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Edwyn has been told by Hilda that her

husband is still alive but in prison he

returns home to live in home life

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alline you'll be mr. clay yes conserve

tea is gonna do like yes quite sharp

isn't it mr. clay yes it is a bit

against to put my nose outside all day

how is your father

I told you I'm relying on you to cheer

him up well I'll do me best

I'll be so pleased to see you it's bound

to do him good shall we go in hello I do

you're supposed to be resting

I'm sure Edwin understand don't get up

mr. on grief how are you I'm very well

thank you mrs. or even you I'm very well

indeed poor Osman doesn't mean too good

though

boy he's much better now you can see he

is he looks nearly mended don't you

think so mr. clay yes you do mr. Orr

grave still happy to tear things a bit

easy sit down Edwin make yourself

functional set anywhere you like

have you seen manual curtains Edwin I

don't think you've been since they were

up I like them very much mrs. Orr grief

you've made one or two changes in the

Italian

I was quite ashamed I don't think Janet

likes the changes though of course I do

mother you said you didn't want them

done I used to like the room as it was

that's all I said to Osmond I felt

positively ashamed for all my married

children to see the room looking as it

was but Marion's got a lovely drawing

room SL and as for Alyssia well quite

takes my breath away our drawing room

does got more grandchildren than

children now I never thought to read if

you really let me see I've got nine ten

mother she's forgetting her own

grandchildren now that's me I was

forgetting Tom's you better not tell Tom

that yep

give me those eyeglasses dear you'll

never get the night with the linen

handkerchief where's your bit of Shaunie

they're all such lovely children I'm

making this for Marion Julius now mother

never stops she seems to think if she's

not flying the needle the poor little

dear will have nothing to wear I like

them to have things I say nothing wrong

in that

course there isn't mother dear do you

remember the influenza of 89 edwin do i

yes I fancy I do remember a sort of

epidemic I should think so indeed oh

well I'm like you I thought it was an

epidemic but it seems it wasn't it was a

pandemic which is a pandemic this

pandemic of 1889 has been followed by

epidemics and by an endemic prevalence

in some areas so you see how many demux

there are I think they'd call it an

epidemic we've got in this town now may

be said that there are three well marked

type of the disease oh I think I've had

them all all three as a wrong the attack

begins with a feeling of not what Eve in

frenzy

I didn't tell you before I thought it

might put you down again he's so changed

in T it's not just that he's older he's

lost his essed

that's what it is

not so many books in here as they used

to be no not since master Tom decided to

take them away Oh

suppose we light some gases and all the

curtains and blinds

I like these shall I do right now the

lamp and all the cocos in your hands

Xmas what about Janet she's the kindest

person I know a kind is the most

dignified the most capable and yet

people would say she's an old maid no I

suppose she is Thank You Selina bring

the savages now miss thank you

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cheer em up how can I be gay and

frivolous in this house no thank you

well right so I'm sorry for them but

what about me I'm a fine want to talk

about zest aren't I

here it is two weeks into the year and

what am i planning to improve things

nothing good doll do you Father

thank you anyway what else could I do go

chasing about after a married woman

that's just stupid indeed a where's the

sandwiches got to there they are now

Shelley grandma give it to me Selena

that's my telegram how's it addressed or

grieve bleakridge birthday well it's

mine oh no it isn't you have your

business telegram sent here you must

take the consequences I always open

telegrams that come here don't our

mother dear I hope it's nothing well

just read that it was for me after all

I'm sending George down today please

meet 6:30 train at night love Hilda yes

me don't mean to say she's letting that

boy travel all alone next where's the

envelope sent from Victoria well that

she's bought him up to London she's

putting him on the train at Houston

that's it only there is no London train

that gets the knife at 6:30 she must

mean the seven twelve 7:40 not forget

Paul that knee ran up a hill there you

sure she doesn't mean any other train

she can't mean any other train there is

no other because if the poor little

thing finds no one to meet him at night

don't worry dear the poor little thing

would soon be engaging somebody's

attention trust him well then why who

does me no doubt we should get a letter

tomorrow after George's coming table

does everything poor dear I'm glad she's

doing so much better now is she oh yes

she's got a regular bustling cart there

and they're not busy they scarcely know

what to do but they only keep one

surfing if I didn't he was too cold I'd

come with you

tonight now Osmond you know how drafty

those trains tonight huh

I'll go shall i well I'm sure he'd be

delighted to see you or would you Edwin

it would be so kind of you of course I

shall 7:12 right let's get this look a

job works I've got them all in my trunk

the Masters I should leave them I said

no I've got to show them to mr. clay the

man in the carriage said it was bass

furnaces

he was going to might just dis to start

a new job you could don't go painting

those brass furnaces

yes how you could very thirsty I don't

have something to drink so another well

what I shall do there won't be time to

get something with the refreshment-room

a mitre never mind

in 20 minutes we shall be in the house

no must keep your overcoat but not very

hard I'll catch a chilly if you don't

like it when you start it surely

don't you think he's grown very later

they yes or no did you fetch him all

right yes we did

but it turns out he's got influenza got

a terrible fever I had to go round for

dr. sterling

I thought Janet said he'd have influenza

yes he did not so long ago but it seems

as no doubt he's got it again well I

don't know came on on the train he said

let's see what I can do about getting

you supper together

does that mean that she'll come

afternoon to afternoon bringing upon

sewer just coming across the other words

nothing wrong is there which town we

sure had to send him off he's not fit to

work he isn't you

influenza is it fear it is you that's

tow and a ladders we've got up now

you're managing alright as best we can -

you did right selling them off anyway we

don't want it spreading dashed awful

thing this influenza yeah she's cast a

gloom right over the town

now the cousin moves very poor oh dear

I'm sorry may I venture to ask is if

you're ourselves capable oh yes we're

all right so far I'm glad always staying

with the or grieves at the moment though

he's been pretty ill for four days now

here a solid yoke appliances

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what is it Betty mr. clay hang I said to

say she had to go out sir she's gone

over mister all graves house to help

with a nursing sir Oh is the boy worse

then I don't know sir she said I was to

see you got your mail properly sir Thank

You Betty is it ready yes sir if you

like to go in I'll bring it right away

sir I'll just wash mantains won't take a

minute

yes sir

thank you sir Thank You Betty

you've got to hand it to Maggie and

she's a wonderful housekeeper she gives

me something money car buy if that poor

kids worse she's bound to come

good evening my dear is Miss Maggie no

mum oh she's at the or grave house mum

oh I see well is mr. Edwin in he's happy

news mail mum well I won't disturb them

for more than a moment then can I see

Sam sir now Edwin do you miss promised

straight off you know did your auntie

disturb you want but no not even to

check out as I won't have it

I know how hard you have to work and I

won't let your mail go to ruin in fact

until you've sat down again I promise

I'm not saying another word I just sit

off a seat

you go up now all right Maggie's over to

your graves helping Janet out there came

very friendly of those two what Janet

for Maggie no friend enough when their

can be abused to each other how can't

miss Janet was when your father was ill

I'm sure Maggie field she must do all

she can to repay that kindness I shall

be always grateful of miss Janet elbow

she's a grand girl ground girl she's

still waiting for you mm-hmm I expect

the kid must be pretty bad

yes and probably mrs. Aubrey was more

underway than anything else and mr.

Aubrey morning to start a bed as they

say that young lady must have our hands

full my word what a blessing it is she

has made such friends with Maggie you

all seem very devoted to that child

I don't know that Maggie's so

desperately keen on the infant she's not

like you were Besant that sure I wonder

the mother doesn't come down to him it's

not serious enough for that I'm not so

sure the vicar is dead who's he

what's that got to do with it Oh Maggie

not that anything's ever been sent but

everyone knows that she's well when did

you hear about the vicar it isn't in

this afternoon's paper I've only just

heard he died at 4 o'clock and my god

just come straight here to tell

Duke of Clarence is no better and I'm

afraid it's all over with Cardinal

Manning hello aunty didn't say you're

coming up Matt this morning Oh

everything all right I get particular

orders about the eggs straight as rain

how are things across well that's one

reason I came back sooner than iment the

doctors just bein his temperatures

getting higher and higher I wish you

would go over as soon as you're finished

if you ask me I think they ought to

Telegraph to his mother

Jenny doesn't seem to think so what does

dr. sterling say well he says it might

be as well to wait till tomorrow but

then you know he's like that the bait so

they say have you seen the kid about two

minutes

it's pitiable to watch him why is he in

pain what you'd call pain no but he's so

upset worried about himself he's got a

terrific favor on him I'm certainly

still learning you sometimes poor little

thing you don't mean to say there's

actual danger well yeah I expect you've

heard about the poor vicar no he's not

we should go across I'd wing I'll go now

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ah glad you came agree but can't make up

our minds what to know about Georgie

certainly isn't too good am I feeling it

thank goodness you're here

Janet says we shouldn't Telegraph but

I'm sure I don't know what might be

advisable never be sure oh we so poorly

this mother should be here what do you

think head we well yes if he's that ill

but Jenny perhaps we should send a wire

I sure don't know we should I wish you'd

speak to her everything upstairs won't

do any harm no point in telling them

about the vicar you know about the vicar

of some pages now died at 4 o'clock

jacket

you said we

why'd you start on lookking and inquire

what's he like now well he's not really

awake but he's very restless and heart

his temperatures 104 mr. Edwin thinks

you walked a telegraph do you well I

think you might wanna how things are huh

and let her come if she thinks faint

just so the telegram couldn't be

delivered tonight it's nearly hot by

7:00 now but it would be delivered first

thing in the morning so she'd have more

time to make arrangements if you wanted

to leave you think like that I'll

Telegraph for myself if you like of

course she knows you've written to her

I'll go down to the post office right

away

Kennan 59 Preston Street Brighton

George is temperature 104

I should sign Jenny's name

no I shouldn't I want to sign mine

yeah won't be delivered tonight no I

know sacks please say she'd be in London

Bernard give Miss Maggie leave a message

when she went over to the or Greaves no

she didn't sir Thank You Betty

sir

she must be a nilly year if she's coming

of course she's

why didn't she come

it isn't the sund'ys it it sounds like

the Sunday the garden I thought it was

you too right it was good to say it's

good to see you what are you doing here

I got dragged here didn't I as medical

consultant got dragged here by Hilda

less ways old chap by mrs. cannon I mean

came to my surgery in Ealing would you

believe told me I got to come up and

have a look at her kid is she upstairs

of course would have been here earlier

of mm for that damn train that Luke

Train thing Express was on time for the

blasted Luke Train thing didn't get a

bleakridge till half past 10 Tropico

tender come into the drawing room but

Peters in there yeah yeah she's upstairs

I sent a telegram silent edwin and she

came why am i getting into this state

simply because she's here hello again

Edwin Charlie's voice across the garden

yes so he says well you've had your

consultation you revenant specialist

what's the result I've told you he's

evidently a little better dad it's but

what sort of influenza is it I'm hoping

to learn something now that you have

arrived what sort of influenza is it

what do you mean but is in a real danger

but as I understand it there are three

types of influenza sterling will talk

about anything except influenza you've

been reading the BMJ and you needn't

pretend you haven't as I say that a330

you might be near of a mark with 30

factors you see that this division in

two types is all very well in theory but

in practice it won't work out now for

instance what this kid has won't square

with any of your three types it's purely

febrile that's what it is rare decidedly

rare but less rare in children than in

adults

Helen red in my experience if his

temperature wasn't so high I should say

the thing might last for days weeks even

I've known it first question I put was

has he been in a stupor he had well it

may recur what with that and the

headache and the absence of nervous

symptoms

oh you're a devilish wonderful fun of

you in your British Medical Journal oh I

know I'm an old man

mr. ko yeah I thought I heard Charlie's

voice all popped across so you know then

seems I've got to go to bed hildren sis

side your father you must go to bed too

mother's gone it's fright too late come

along now oh well if that's the order it

is Charlie you might run upstairs

everything should go get it for I'll be

off wait did I come down let's have a

yarn you don't go to bed yet well you

stay where you are it won't be very long

good night Edwin good night miss Rowley

good night Janet good night father

seems the loop line train was late yeah

so Charlie said still don't know how she

managed to get Charlie to calm down no

till I'm awfully glad you did oh yes

you're going to stay and talk to Johnny

are you well yes that seems years since

I've seen him I'm not really tired well

I'd better do what I'm told and go to

bed I should reckon your deadbeat

where's our yes goodnight mr. goodnight

now my sole grave

and his right she is a grand girl

how did she do it Dino went up to

healing and brought Charlie down here

he's got his practice to work at empty

what gave her the idea

she must have quite some faith in him

means they must know each other pretty

well I never thought they knew each

other as well as that

he's pretty calm for the moment I say

what's up rather delicate wasn't it to

you coming down here and taking

Sterling's case off him my boy you may

take it from me that delicate is not the

word have a drop well it's not often

that I do but I will tonight

steady on with the whiskey olcha on

doctor's orders good health

cheerio here's my boy you may well say

delicate truth is if I hadn't seen at

once that sterling was a very decent

sort of chap and very friendly here I

might have funked it yes I might he came

in just after we arrived so I saw him

alone in the breakfast room made a clean

breast of it and put myself in his hands

course he appreciated the situation at

once

and considering he'd never seen her it

was rather clever of him to be coming

downstairs oh I suppose people rather

like that scotch accent of his down here

they say he makes over a thousand a year

already the juicy does it beats me how

some chaps can come along and walk

straight into anything they want

whatever it is what do you think of him

as a doctor he's all right he's got a

great reputation down here yes I should

say he's quite all right how came it

that mrs. cannon came and rummaged you

out the old man still sticks the old

Brenda Scotch was perfectly staggered I

can tell you that I hadn't seen her

since before she was married only heard

of her again just lately through Janet

I suppose it was Janet who told her I

was at Ealing mm-hmm it's absolute fact

that just at the first blush I didn't

even recognize her Dickie I did not she

came into the surgery as if she come out

to the next room and I'd only seen her

yesterday

and she just asked me to come away with

her at once to Bursley I thought at

first she was off her nut but she wasn't

she showed me your telegram Oh Dickon

she did it I told her I couldn't

possibly leave she asked me why not I

said well what about my patients here

she asked me if any of them were dying I

said no but I couldn't leave them all to

my partner

I don't think she realized before that I

was in partnership she stuck to it worse

than ever then I asked her why she

wanted just me I said all doctors were

very much the same and so on but it was

no use

that did you know Hilda has always had a

great notion of me as a doctor can't

imagine why kept it to herself of course

jolly close as she did most things but I

have noticed it now and then you know

one of those tremendous belief she has

you're another of her beliefs if you

want to know how do you know that how do

I know I could tell in a second by the

way she showed me your telegram oh and

besides that's an old story my young

friend you needn't flatter yourself it

wasn't common property at one time Oh

rot well go on I then explained there

was such a thing as medical etiquette

you should have heard Hill Don Medical

etiquette you should have heard her on

that Lane medical etiquette versus the

dying child I simply had to chug that I

said to her but but suppose you hadn't

called me at home I might have been out

for the day

a hundred things it was sheer accident

that she called me last she said look

here charlie will you come or won't you

well what did you say I should tell you

she went down on her knees what should

you have said I'm a boy could I say

they've got you when they put it that

way

especially a woman like she is she was

simply terrific I tell you I wouldn't go

through all that again not for something

and I wouldn't have done it for any

other woman not much and why did you do

it for her something about her I don't

know there's not many women knocking

about like her she gets hold of you

she's nothing at all for about six

months at a stretch and then she has one

minute of the grand style that's the

sort of woman she is

I understand oh oh but I expect you

don't know her as we do oh yes I

understand she must be tremendously fond

to the kid you bet she is absolute

passion what sort is he oh he's all

right I've never seen them together I

never thought she was so particularly

keen on him don't you make any mistake I

believe women are often like that about

an only child

when they've had a rough time I've never

made her where she married that swine

and I don't think anyone else has either

did you know him not a bit but I sort of

understood he was a regular outsider do

you know how long she's been a widow no

I've barely seen her no matter got pins

and needles oh I hope this isn't one of

your preliminaries for clearing out and

leaving me alone here where's that glass

of yours

let's have another drink what's that

noise

did you mrs. cannon she does not and

went off expected you she wants

you are another of her beliefs so

there's common property at one time I

he's right about her he's absolutely

right

one minute of the grand style damn him

he's judged her very well and that one

minute is priceless

beyond anything

oh I was just wondering whether I could

be of any use

that's alright I just have to go to

Sterling's to get a drop I want is he

was yes that is you never can tell with

the child that up and down all over the

place inside of an hour I'll come with

you no no you are you better stay here

in case should I go into the bedroom

certainly I'll say when you get to the

gate you know the house you got the side

entry the night bills on the left I'd

rather right brother

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has he gone yes he's gone he told me I

better come in here so I came

of that jet

surely his temperatures gone up yes

it's nearly 105 can't last like this I

wrote

I've been through it with him before but

not quite so that I didn't think anyone

could have influenza twice so soon

neither did I

these changes come on quite suddenly

two hours ago less than two hours ago

but scarcely a sign of that rash what is

it

Charlie says it's nothing particularly

what's a Charlie gone for

it's a good thing I brought him

I don't know whether you know or not but

we're great bowels the infant and I

you think I don't know about that

it wouldn't be enough it hadn't been for

that

you're the only person who's ever really

cared for

and I can tell you it likes you better

than he likes me how do you know that by

the way he talks and looks if he takes

after his mother that's no sign what do

you mean if he takes offed its could

anyone tell your real preferences from

the way you talked and looked no one but

you could say a thing like that

Edwyn

I must tell you something

but nobody at all knows except George's

father probably no one ever will know

it's gay be new but she's dead yes

George's father was put in prison for

bigamy George is illegitimate you don't

mean it

I'm not a married woman I once thought I

was but I wasn't that's all

but

you said six or seven years didn't you

surely they don't give that long for

bigamy yep that was for something else

when he came out of prison the first

time they arresting him again instantly

it was in Scotland I believe he's in

Dartmoor no I see

but that must be Charlie I best let him

in yes

I told him

the key men think the big key I forgot

she's an amazing woman that's all how do

you feather man she's just amazing

that's what she is she's not married

after all she's not married never was

but supposing after all the kid doesn't

come through

I brought you a cup of tea oh I thought

you might like a cup of tea

Oh what time is it

Mian on 4 o'clock 4 o'clock on him enter

lay down for a minute or two meant to be

done with the shop Janek told me you've

been over the Year all night so without

a best lady just sleep it out how is

George any news he's much better oh good

yes doesn't it oh I better get up and

get down to the shop you feeling all

right oh yes I'm just tired

no you were simply burning on him well

you drink Kitaen say how you feelin

Am I

good Carl certainly influenza thirsty

mmm

clap your oh he's quite enjoying himself

now yeah not the least concerns he's

losing me does seem a shame that you

have to go well I can't stay any longer

after all I have my living to her well

I'm sure it won't be long before he's

fit to travel

oh no we shall miss you both not that

any of us oughta wish George to be and

of course it's quite brought the house

to life having a rope here oh I shall

miss all of you you've all been so kind

don't be silly now but it's true you

have I'm getting quite sentimental

anyway good heavens you're not leaving

us yet there's at least three hours

before you have to set up mmm

well that'll be Maggie okay Maggie clay

hanger she said she'd pop around this

afternoon but I can't just go coming to

the drawing-room he'll visit Maggie here

there good afternoon miss she's coming

afternoon miss clay hang on Maggie was

just telling me that mr. clay hang has

been allowed to get up yes so I heard

I'm so glad and how is George oh he's

progressing very well good I thought

we'd all have tea in the bedroom with

him would you like to yes of course if

that's what's arranged lift up now shall

we have told salida to bring the tray as

soon as it's ready I'm sure you'd be so

pleased to see you I wonder if you'd

mind if I didn't come up just yet

I've just a slight headache nothing

serious but I shall be all right if I

sit down for a moment

oh yeah and it's no good please do I

shall be many minutes all right

Hilda's going back to Brighton today you

know no

there's a lady we would it oh I don't

know sir yes gonna good name and then

tell Miss Maggie miss clay I know it's

gone out so long

it's Hilda no he calmly supposing it is

it's a mrs. cannon if you she won't show

her in my god

mrs. cannon sir Thank You Betty will you

sit down mrs. cannon no I'm sure you're

sitting there no no please

well then we'll sit down oh yes please

um not in your chair please thank you

well you missed it down to Oh No yes yes

you must you be new you must

I just came here to say goodbye I knew

you couldn't come out and I'm leaving

tonight Julie is not fit to travel

Georgian oh no no I'm leaving him behind

but you see I mustn't stay away longer

than is necessary

Charlie's gone back oh yes two days ago

he left you a message yes Maggie gave it

to me by the way I'm sorry she's not him

I have just seen her oh she came to

visit Janet they've both gone upstairs

to have tea with George so I put my

things on and came around here at once

no woman was ever like this woman do I

love her or hate her

why doesn't she say something

I'll say hey you might have told me

earlier what you told me on Wednesday

night why didn't you tell me when I was

in Brighton I wanted you but I couldn't

I really couldn't bring myself to do it

instead of telling me a lie I think you

might have trusted me more than that a

lie oh no no no I told you the truth I

told you he was in prison you told me

your husband was in prison you you don't

know how much I wanted to tell you I

never wrote to you because there was

nothing to say never wrote to me what

else was there for me to do except me

silent course I knew that I'm sitting

here in my father's chair and I'm done

for by a woman whose child's got no name

what would aunty say what would Clara

say what would Albert say well they're a

different race they belong to a dead

world don't paint a shoten you will

never understand I was I had to go

through how couldn't help myself but I

shall

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my heart never kissed any man but you

how often often and often I kissed you

and you never knew it was for a message

I sent George here a message to you I

named him after you do you think that if

dreams could make him your child

you don't know me don't die

what do I care for problems what do I

care

I shall face the exquisite burden of

life

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you