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"Depart, O mercenary being!" exclaimed the doctor, "before you abase my thoughts from sulphate of quinia to filthy lucre." "Lucre is never filthy until you lose it," said the old lady as she went out on the back piazza, and closed the door behind her. About twenty minutes later she burst into the doctor's office. "Mercy on us!" she exclaimed, "are you here yet, Susan Clopsey?
Now do not condemn this plan until you have had time to consider it. Go back to your Clopsey; I am going to find Mrs. Tolbridge and talk to her." When Dora Bannister had gone away in Miss Panney's phaeton, Miriam walked gravely into the house, followed by her brother. "Now," said she, "I must go to work in earnest." "Work!" exclaimed Ralph.
If her troubles ever get into her legs, and I have reason to believe they will, you can afford to hire a little maid for your cook. Old Daniel Clopsey, her grandfather, died at ninety-five, and he had then the same doctorable rheumatism that he had at fifty. I have something to think over, and I will come in again when she is gone."
Moreover, she had said to herself, "If we cannot get any teaching for the girl, we must get her something else to do, for the present. But whatever is to be done must be done here and now, or the old woman will be off before we know it." She sat for a few moments with her brows knitted in thought. Suddenly she exclaimed, "Is it Susan Clopsey you expect?
Shall I go for hot water?" "Oh, don't be alarmed," said Miss Panney, hurrying the amazed doctor out of the room; "it is chronic. He will be back in no time." Miss Clopsey, left alone in the office, sank back in her chair. "Chronic by jerks," she sighed; "there can be few things worse than that; and at her age, too!" "What can be the matter?" asked the doctor, as the two stood in the parlor.
I must see you, doctor; but don't you go, Susan. I won't keep him more than two minutes." "Oh, don't mind me," cried Miss Clopsey, a parched maiden of twoscore. "I can wait just as well as not. Where is the pain, Miss Panney? Were you took sudden?" "Like the pop of a jackbox. Come, doctor, I must see you in the parlor." "Can I do anything?" asked Miss Clopsey, rising. "How dreadful!
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