. A perfect treasure [electronic resource]: an incident in the early life of Marmaduke Drake, Esq. . surgeon ap-provingly ; but, unfortunately, he would never let youdo him any such service; although, from a servant whoknows his duties, he might accept it as a matter ofcourse. It seems to me, said Miss Glendell rising, and put-ting an arm round her fathers neck, that this dear ex-maharajah, whom you and everybody love so much, isone of those impracticable persons who hate, even whenill, to give their fellow-creatures trouble, and have an ab-surd disinclination to be nursed. Thats just so, my d
. A perfect treasure [electronic resource]: an incident in the early life of Marmaduke Drake, Esq. . surgeon ap-provingly ; but, unfortunately, he would never let youdo him any such service; although, from a servant whoknows his duties, he might accept it as a matter ofcourse. It seems to me, said Miss Glendell rising, and put-ting an arm round her fathers neck, that this dear ex-maharajah, whom you and everybody love so much, isone of those impracticable persons who hate, even whenill, to give their fellow-creatures trouble, and have an ab-surd disinclination to be nursed. Thats just so, my dear, answered the surgeon,chuckling with pride, as a hen chuckles over somepromising chick. You could not have described himbetter had you known him all your life. Very well, papa, then I tell you what I mean to do, Miss Glendell. 103 now I shall have so much idle time on my other accomplishments I learned at MadameBoncieux—where there is a school infirmary—I learnedto nurse; and I shall just take this ex-maharajah intomy own hands, and nurse him myself, without his know-ing CHAPTER IX. MRS. BLUNT SEES HALF THROUGH THE MILLSTONE. j]T was customary with Rosa Glendell, as I camein time to learn, to say as wise and true thingsin jest as most people can compass in had accurately described my dear uncles cha-racteristic when she called him impracticable as apatient. She had undertaken to nurse him withouthis knowing it, and she went through with that. Ofcourse, Mr. Glendell took an early opportunity ofbringing her with him to the Point, and she madeconquest of the ex-maharajah on the spot. This resultastonished nobody but herself; but it was the most com-plete success imaginable. My uncle was actually in-duced, because her lovely hands had brewed it, to takea cup of tea—a beverage I had never seen him touch ; Mrs. Blunt Sees Through the Millstone. 105 and he pronounced it admirable; nay, he was even heardto murmur something about the sugar being un
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