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Latterly the doctor had taken to driving in his buggy, and when Maddy was strong enough he took her with him one day, and with his own hands adjusted the shawl which grandma wrapped around her, and tied the white sun-bonnet which shaded the sweet, pale face, where the roses were just beginning to bloom again. The doctor was very happy that morning, and so too was Maddy, talking to him upon the theme of which she never tired-Guy Remington, Jessie, and Aikenside. Was it as beautiful a place as she had heard it was, and didn't he think it would be delightful to live there?
"I suppose Mr. Guy will be bringing a wife there some day when he finds one," and leaning back in the buggy Maddy heaved a little sigh, not at thoughts of Guy Remington's wife, but because she began to feel tired, and thus gave vent to her weariness.