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IT was by the light of the blinking tallow candle that they made their toilets next morning. Louise roused suddenly, not a little startled at what she supposed were unusual sounds, issuing from all portions of the house, in the middle of the night.
"Do you suppose any one is sick? " she asked her husband. "There has been a banging of doors and a good deal of hurrying around for some minutes."