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Updated: June 19, 2025
He was a deaf old man, whose conversation was carried on principally by guesswork, and it was easy for him to gather that when her ladyship's handsome young sister had given him greeting she had not forgotten to inquire respecting the "rheumatics," which formed the greater part of existence. "Mornin', miss mornin'," he answered in the high, cracked voice of rural ancientry.
It was: 'How are ye, Granny? and 'How are the rheumatics, Granny? I miss the bright girls now." Kathleen realised that here was a lonely soul, and found all the expected strangeness in the new life vanish from her. She set herself to the purpose of making Mrs. Quirk happy, devising a hundred means to accomplish this.
Man-of-the-Snow-Hill alone differed in his dress and attitude. He was wrapped in a large buffalo robe, and was stretched out upon a pile of skins to ease his rheumatics, while, spread out before him, were a number of charms and much "med'cine," which had been so set by his wise men to alleviate his ailments.
'My feyther's been sadly troubled with his rheumatics this week past; but he's a vast better now, thank you kindly. Then, addressing herself to Molly, she asked, 'Has your cousin a doctor to look after him? 'Ay, for sure! said Molly, quickly; for though she knew nothing about the matter, she was determined to suppose that her cousin had everything becoming an invalid as well as a hero.
"What I like is a bloke like ole Lewis, who was always chirpy. 'E 'ad the rheumatics something fearful, but 'e never grumbled. Then 'e'd jest gone an' got spliced afore the war, an' 'is missis got 'im into debt an' then ran off with a fellow what works in the munitions.
Those who remained were the weaker or less cautious, or were held by some tie to those who were already ill of the fever. The village doctor was an old man who had spent his blameless life in bringing little cottagers into the world, attending their measles and whooping coughs, and their father's and grandfather's rheumatics.
The poor girl's eyes filled with tears, and a smile came over her face like the sunshine following the shadow of a cloud sweeping over the hillside. Mrs. Crowhurst came into the room. "Why, mother, what are you doing here? You ought to be abed. Where is Mrs. Dunsfold?" "Mrs. Dunsfold is laid up with the rheumatics, my dear. But don't you bother; we can manage very well.
'It 'll be summut to think on i' t' lock-up how two able-bodied fellys were so afeared on t' chap as reskyed them honest sailors o' Saturday neet, as they mun put him i' gyves, and he sixty-two come Martinmas, and sore laid up wi' t' rheumatics.
Yonder blow was almost bitterer than flesh can bear. Before my days of grace but, praise the Lord for His restraining hand, the very minute my anger was up He crippled me in the hip with rheumatics. But what's this?" holding the lantern over his head; "there's blood on your face, sir?" "A scratch it's nothing," said Philip. "It's the women that's in every mischief," said Cæsar.
Whoever heard of rheumatism in a dry new house?" "The house be new, but the rheumatics be old," said Mrs. Prettyman sagely. "Well, we can't make you entirely new, but we'll do our best. I'm going to enquire about a nice cottage not very far from here; there's plenty of time before this one is sold. It shall be dry and warm and cosy, and you will feel another person in it altogether."
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