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                            Majorie Daw 



Majorie Daw 



by Thomas Bailey Aldrich 



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                                 CHAPTER I。 



      DR。 DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY�察�ESQ。�察�AT THE PINES。 

                                  NEAR RYE�察�N。H。 

                                      August 8�察�1872。 

     My  Dear   Sir�此  �I   am  happy  to   assure   you   that   your   anxiety  is   without 

reason。 Flemming will be confined to the sofa for three or four weeks�察�and 

will have to be careful at first how he uses his leg。 A fracture of this kind is 

always a tedious affair。 Fortunately the bone was very skilfully set by the 

surgeon who chanced to be in the drugstore where Flemming was brought 

after   his   fall�察 �and  I  apprehend     no   permanent     inconvenience       from   the 

accident。 Flemming is doing perfectly well physically�察�but I must confess 

that the irritable and morbid state of mind into which he has fallen causes 

me a great deal of uneasiness。 He is the last man in the world who ought to 

break his   leg。 You   know how  impetuous   our   friend is ordinarily�察 �what   a 

soul of restlessness and energy�察�never content unless he is rushing at some 

object�察  �like   a   sportive   bull   at   a   red   shawl�察  �but   amiable   withal。   He   is   no 

longer amiable。 His temper has become something frightful。 Miss Fanny 

Flemming   came   up   from  Newport�察  �where   the   family  are   staying   for   the 

summer�察�to nurse him�察�but he packed her off the next morning in tears。 He 

has a complete set of Balzac's works�察�twenty´seven volumes�察�piled up near 

his   sofa�察  �to  throw    at  Watkins     whenever      that  exemplary      serving´man 

appears with his meals。 Yesterday I very innocently brought Flemming a 

small   basket   of   lemons。   You   know   it   was   a   strip   of   lemonpeel   on   the 

curbstone   that   caused   our   friend's   mischance。   Well�察  �he   no   sooner   set   is 

eyes upon those lemons than he fell into such a rage as I cannot adequately 

describe。   This   is   only   one   of   moods�察  �and   the   least   distressing。 At   other 

times he sits with bowed head regarding his splintered limb�察�silent�察�sullen�察�

despairing。 When this fit is on himand it sometimes lasts all daynothing 

can   distract   his   melancholy。   He   refuses   to   eat�察  �does   not   even   read   the 

newspapers�察�books�察�except as projectiles for Watkins�察�have no charms for 

him。 His state is truly pitiable。 



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     Now�察  �if   he   were   a   poor   man�察  �with   a   family   depending   on   his   daily 

labor�察�this irritability and despondency would be natural enough。 But in a 

young fellow of twenty´four�察�with plenty of   money and seemingly not a 

care in the world�察�the thing is monstrous。 If he continues to give way to his 

vagaries in this manner�察�he will end by bringing on an inflammation of the 

fibula。 It was the fibula he broke。 I am at my wits' end to know what to 

prescribe   for   him。  I   have   anaesthetics   and lotions�察 �to   make   people   sleep 

and to soothe pain�察�but I've no medicine that will make a man have a little 

common´sense。 That is beyond my skill�察�but maybe it is not beyond yours。 

You are Flemming's intimate friend�察�his fidus Achates。 Write to him�察�write 

to him frequently�察�distract his mind�察�cheer him up�察�and prevent him from 

becoming        a  confirmed      case    of  melancholia。       Perhaps     he   has   some 

important plans disarranged by his present confinement。 If he has you will 

know�察  �and   will   know   how   to   advise   him   judiciously。   I   trust   your   father 

finds the change beneficial�拭�I am�察�my dear sir�察�with great respect�察�etc。 



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                                CHAPTER II。 



        EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING�察�WEST 38TH 

                              STREET�察�NEW YORK。 

                                      August 9�察�1872。 

     My Dear Jack�此�I had a line from Dillon this morning�察�and was rejoiced 

to learn that your hurt is not so bad as reported。 Like a certain personage�察�

you are not so black and blue as you are painted。 Dillon will put you on 

your pins again in two to three weeks�察�if you will only have patience and 

follow his counsels。 Did you get my note of last Wednesday�拭�I was greatly 

troubled when I heard of the accident。 

     I   can   imagine   how   tranquil   and   saintly   you   are   with   your   leg   in   a 

trough�     �It  is  deuced   awkward�察     �to  be  sure�察  �just  as  we    had   promised 

ourselves a glorious month together at the sea´side�察�but we must make the 

best    of  it。  It  is  unfortunate�察   �too�察 �that   my   father's   health   renders    it 

impossible for me to leave him。 I think he has much improved�察�the sea air 

is his native element�察�but he still needs my arm to lean upon in his walks�察�

and   requires   some   one   more   careful   that   a   servant   to   look   after   him。   I 

cannot come to you�察�dear Jack�察�but I have hours of unemployed time on 

hand�察�and I will write you a whole post´office full of letters�察�if that will 

divert you。 Heaven knows�察�I haven't anything to write about。 It isn't as if 

we   were   living   at   one   of   the   beach   houses�察  �then   I   could   do   you   some 

character studies�察�and fill your imagination with groups of sea´goddesses�察�

with   their   ��or   somebody   else's��   raven   and   blonde   manes   hanging   down 

their   shoulders。     You   should    have    Aphrodite     in  morning     wrapper�察   �in 

evening costume�察�and in her prettiest bathing suit。 But we are far from all 

that here。 We have rooms in a farm´house�察�on a cross´road�察�two miles from 

the hotels�察�and lead the quietest of lives。 

     I   wish   I   were   a   novelist。  This   old   house�察  �with   its   sanded   floors   and 

high   wainscots�察  �and   its   narrow   windows   looking   out   upon   a   cluster   of 

pines that turn themselves into aeolian harps every time the wind blows�察�

would be the place in which to write a summer romance。 It should be a 



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story with the odors of the forest and the breath of the sea in it。 It should 

be    a   novel    like   one    of   that   Russian     fellow'swhat's      his   name�拭�

Tourguenieff�察�Turguenef�察�Turgenif�察�Toorguniff�察�Turgenjewnobody knows 

how to spell him。 Yet I wonder if even a Liza or an Alexandra Paulovna 

could stir the heart of a man who has constant twinges in his leg。 I wonder 

if one of our own Yankee girls of the best type�察�haughty and spirituelle�察�

would be of any comfort to you in your present deplorable condition。 If I 

thought so�察�I would hasten down to the Surf House and catch one for you�察�

or�察�better still�察�I would find you one over the way。 

     Picture   to   yourself   a   large   white   house   just   across   the   road�察  �nearly 

opposite our cottage。 It is not a house�察�but a mansion�察�built�察�perhaps�察�in the 

colonial period�察�with rambling extensions�察�and gambrel roof�察�and a wide 

piazza   on   three   sidesa   self´   possessed�察  �high´bred   piece   of   architecture�察�

with its nose in the air。 It stands back from the road�察�and has an obsequious 

retinue of fringed elms and oaks and weeping willows。 Sometimes in the 

morning�察�and oftener in the afternoon�察�when the sun has withdrawn from 

that part of the mansions�察�a young woman appears on the piazza with some 

mysterious Penelope web of embroidery in her hand�察�or a book。 There is a 

hammock over thereof pineapple fibre�察�it looks from here。 A hammock is 

very becoming when one is eighteen�察�and has golden hair�察�and dark eyes�察�

and   an   emerald´colored   illusion   dress   looped   up   after   the   fashion   of   a 

Dresden   china   shepherdess�察  �and   is   chaussee   like   a   belle   of   the   time   of 

Louis   Quatorze。   All   this   splendor   goes   into   that   hammock�察  �and   sways 

there like a pond´lily in the golden afternoon。 The window of my bedroom 

looks down on that piazzaand so do I。 

     But    enough     of   the  nonsense�察    �which     ill  becomes     a  sedate    young 

attorney taking his vacation with an invalid father。 Drop me a line�察�dear 

Jack�察  �and   tell   me   how   you   really  are。   State   your   case。 Write   me   a   long�察�

quite letter。 If you are violent or abusive�察�I'll take the law to you。 



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                                CHAPTER III。 



                 JOHN FLEMMING TO EDWARD DELANEY。 

                                     August 11�察�1872。 

     Your letter�察�dear Ned�察�was a godsend。 Fancy what a fix I am inI�察�who 

never had a day's sickness since I was born。 My left leg weighs three tons。 

It   is   embalmed   in   spices   and   smothered   in   layers   of   fine   linen�察  �like   a 

mummy。 I can't move。 I haven't moved for five thousand years。 I'm of the 

time of Pharaoh。 

     I   lie   from   morning   till   night   on   a   lounge�察  �staring   into   the   hot   street。 

Everybody is out of town enjoying himself。 The brown´stone´ front houses 

across the street resemble a row of particularly ugly coffins set up on end。 

A  green   mould   is   settling   on   the   names   of   the   deceased�察  �carved   on   the 

silver   door´plates。   Sardonic   spiders   have   sewed   up   the   key´holes。 All   is 

silence and dust and desolation。 I interrupt this a moment�察�to take a sh

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