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A week or two after, papa came in one day just as mamma and I were finishing luncheon, looking rather grave.
"I am very sorry for the Yew Trees people," he said; "I've been there this morning to see Addie. I'm afraid he's in for bronchitis, poor little chap, and troubles never come singly. Captain Whyte has heard that a favourite cousin of his -- a Major Hugo Whyte, who has just come home from India -- is very ill. He says he is like a brother to him, and he's very cut up."