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He was still in his mood of spiritual pride, and when he spoke it was always with the thees and the thous and in the high pitch of the preacher. "The Ballawhaine is dead, your Honour," he cried, "They wouldn't have me tell thee before because of thy body's weakness, but now they suffer it. Groanings and moanings and 'stericks of torment! Ter'ble sir, ter'ble!
'I'm not used of being cursed at, I'm saying, 'and is it myself that has to be tould to respect my own Kitty? But cry shame on her I must when I look at the lil bogh there, and it so helpless and so beautiful. 'Stericks, you say? Yes, indeed, ma'am, and if I stay here much longer, it's losing myself I will be, too, with his bittending and bittending." "Lave him to it, Nancy.
"I'm very sorry for you, Miss Dane," the nurse said for the benefit of the eavesdropper without; "but my duty's my duty, and I must do it. I'll fetch you up your supper presently a cup of tea will cure the 'stericks." She opened the door. Mrs. Oleander, at the head of the staircase, was making a great show of having just come up. "They'll be the death of me yet those stairs!" she panted.
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