Never do that again without warning. Now we'll get the rooms
ready. I don't suppose I shall be allowed to circulate in society for
a month.'
'And I also. Thank goodness I shall at last get all the sleep I want.'
Much to Mrs. Bent's surprise she and the baby were brought over
to the house almost before she knew where she was. Bent was
devoutly and undisguisedly thankful, for he was afraid of the
infection, and also hoped that a few weeks in the hotel alone with
Mrs. Delville might lead to explanations. Mrs. Bent had thrown
her jealousy to the winds in her fear for her child's life.
'We can give you good milk,' said Mrs. Hauksbee to her, 'and our
house is much nearer to the Doctor's than the hotel, and you won't
feel as though you were living in a hostile camp. Where is the dear
Mrs. Waddy? She seemed to be a particular friend of yours.'
'They've all left me,' said Mrs. Bent bitterly. 'Mrs. Waddy went
first. She said I ought to be ashamed of myself for introducing
diseases there, and I am sure it wasn't my fault that little Dora '
'How nice!' cooed Mrs. Hauksbee. 'The Waddy is an infectious
disease herself ''more quickly caught than the plague and the taker
runs presently mad." I lived next door to her at the Elysium, three
years ago. Now see, you won't give us the least trouble, and I've
ornamented all the house with sheets soaked in carbolic.
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