. Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire . elry till yesterday, whenthe three women died, and he fell sick. He didnot, however, give in, but continued carousinguntil an hour before his death. Too much shocked to make any reply, theyoung man proceeded towards the hutch. Be-neath a doorway, at a little distance from it, sata watchman with a halbert on his shoulder, guard-ing the house ; but it was evident he would be oflittle further use. His face was covered with hishands, and his groans proclaimed that he himselfwas attacked by the pestilence. Entering thehutch, the young man pul
. Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire . elry till yesterday, whenthe three women died, and he fell sick. He didnot, however, give in, but continued carousinguntil an hour before his death. Too much shocked to make any reply, theyoung man proceeded towards the hutch. Be-neath a doorway, at a little distance from it, sata watchman with a halbert on his shoulder, guard-ing the house ; but it was evident he would be oflittle further use. His face was covered with hishands, and his groans proclaimed that he himselfwas attacked by the pestilence. Entering thehutch, the young man pulled the cord of the bell,and the summons was soon after answered by thegrocer, who appeared at the window. What, Leonard Holt ! he exclaimed, in sur-prise, on seeing the young man, — is it you? — what ails you ? — you look frightfully ill. I have been attacked a second time by theplague, replied the apprentice, and am onlyjust recovered from it. What of my child ? cried the grocer, eagerly, — what of her ? Alas, alas ! exclaimed the lfriuian> Fmlt uTuucmua thr|3ai-kft tu tbr (^uarcr. ^vHiielx C-LUinmehan\,lS4-l. THE PLAGUE AT ITS HEIGHT. 15 Do not keep me in suspense/ rejoined thegrocer. Is she dead ? * No, not dead, replied the apprentice, but— But what I ejaculated the grocer — inHeavens name speak ! These letters will tell you all, replied theapprentice, producing a packet. I had preparedthem to send to you in case of my death. I amnot equal to further explanation now. With trembling eagerness, the grocer loweredthe rope, and Leonard having tied the packetto it, it was instantly drawn up. Notwithstanding his anxiety to ascertain thefate of Amabel, Mr. Bloundel would not touch thepacket until he had guarded against the possibilityof being infected by it. Seizing it with a pair oftongs, he plunged it into a pan containing a strongsolution of vinegar and sulphur, which he had al-ways in readiness in the chamber, and when tho-roughly satm-ated, laid i
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