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"He has not awoke since, has he? " asked the anxious mother, as, fully an hour later, she reappeared with a bundle and a basket. "No" -- with a sigh of relief -- "I see he is sound," laying down her load as she spoke. "And now to begin at the very beginning, and to tell you everything, Laurence," opening the basket and producing a bottle. "Here is some good port wine; I've carried it most carefully, so as not to shake it. You must have a glass at once -- that is to be the beginning."
"Oh, Maddie, what extravagance! When you -- -- "