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'Rare as is true love, true friendship is still rarer. ' / LA ROCHEFOUCAULD.
Bridget's birthday came in May -- the middle of May. From the time I have told you about in the last chapter Mr. Vane went on getting slowly better; at least he got no worse. But it did seem very slow. At last there came a day on which the doctor gave him leave to go downstairs.