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Chapter 12

           —Theyarealwayssopleasedtoseemychildren.—AndthatexcellentMissBates!—suchthoroughworthypeople!—Howarethey,sir?"

           "Why,prettywell,mydear,uponthewhole.ButpoorMrs.Bateshadabadcoldaboutamonthago."

           "HowsorryIam!Butcoldswereneversoprevalentastheyhavebeenthisautumn.Mr.Wingfieldtoldmethathehasneverknownthemmoregeneralorheavy—exceptwhenithasbeenquiteaninfluenza."

           "Thathasbeenagooddealthecase,mydear;butnottothedegreeyoumention.Perrysaysthatcoldshavebeenverygeneral,butnotsoheavyashehasveryoftenknowntheminNovember.Perrydoesnotcallitaltogetherasicklyseason."

           "No,IdonotknowthatMr.Wingfieldconsidersitverysicklyexcept—

           "Ah!mypoordearchild,thetruthis,thatinLondonitisalwaysasicklyseason.NobodyishealthyinLondon,nobodycanbe.Itisadreadfulthingtohaveyouforcedtolivethere!sofaroff!—andtheairsobad!"

           "No,indeed—wearenotatallinabadair.OurpartofLondonisverysuperiortomostothers!—YoumustnotconfounduswithLondoningeneral,mydearsir.TheneighbourhoodofBrunswickSquareisverydifferentfromalmostalltherest.Wearesoveryairy!Ishouldbeunwilling,Iown,toliveinanyotherpartofthetown—thereishardlyanyotherthatIcouldbesatisfiedtohavemychildrenin:butwearesoremarkablyairy!—Mr.

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