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was the only child of a couple who were staying in the house。 And
then she began a long story�察�out of which Lady Glenmire and Miss Pole
could only gather one or two decided facts�察�which were that�察�about six
weeks ago�察�a light spring´cart had broken down just before their door�察�in
which there were two men�察�one woman�察�and this child。 One of the men
was seriously hurt ´ no bones broken�察�only ;shaken�察─ �the landlady called
it�察�but he had probably sustained some severe internal injury�察�for he had
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languished in their house ever since�察 �attended by his wife�察�the mother of
this little girl。 Miss Pole had asked what he was�察�what he looked like。
And Mrs Roberts had made answer that he was not like a gentleman�察�nor
yet like a common person�察�if it had not been that he and his wife were
such decent�察 �quiet people�察 �she could almost have thought he was a
mountebank�察�or something of that kind�察�for they had a great box in the
cart�察�full of she did not know what。 She had helped to unpack it�察�and
take out their linen and clothes�察�when the other man ´ his twin´brother�察�
she believed he was ´ had gone off with the horse and cart。
Miss Pole had begun to have her suspicions at this point�察 �and
expressed her idea that it was rather strange that the box and cart and
horse and all should have disappeared�察�but good Mrs Roberts seemed to
have become quite indignant at Miss Pole's implied suggestion�察�in fact�察�
Miss Pole said she was as angry as if Miss Pole had told her that she
herself was a swindler。 As the best way of convincing the ladies�察�she
bethought her of begging them to see the wife�察�and�察�as Miss Pole said�察�
there was no doubting the honest�察 �worn�察 �bronzed face of the woman�察�
who at the first tender word from Lady Glenmire�察�burst into tears�察�which
she was too weak to check until some word from the landlady made her
swallow down her sobs�察 �in order that she might testify to the Christian
kindness shown by Mr and Mrs Roberts。 Miss Pole came round with a
swing to as vehement a belief in the sorrowful tale as she had been
sceptical before�察�and�察�as a proof of this�察�her energy in the poor sufferer's
behalf was nothing daunted when she found out that he�察 �and no other�察�
was our Signor Brunoni�察�to whom all Cranford had been attributing all
manner of evil this six weeks past� �Yes� �his wife said his proper name
was Samuel Brown ´ ;Sam�察─�she called him ´ but to the last we preferred
calling him ;the Signor;�察�it sounded so much better。
The end of their conversation with the Signora Brunoni was that it
was agreed that he should be placed under medical advice�察�and for any
expense incurred in procuring this Lady Glenmire promised to hold
herself responsible�察�and had accordingly gone to Mr Hoggins to beg him
to ride over to the ;Rising Sun; that very afternoon�察 �and examine into
the signor's real state�察 �and�察 �as Miss Pole said�察 �if it was desirable to
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remove him to Cranford to be more immediately under Mr Hoggins's
eye�察�she would undertake to see for lodgings and arrange about the rent。
Mrs Roberts had been as kind as could be all throughout�察 �but it was
evident that their long residence there had been a slight inconvenience。
Before Miss Pole left us�察 �Miss Matty and I were as full of the
morning's adventure as she was。 We talked about it all the evening�察�
turning it in every possible light�察 �and we went to bed anxious for the
morning�察�when we should surely hear from someone what Mr Hoggins
thought and recommended�察 �for�察 �as Miss Matty observed�察 �though Mr
Hoggins did say ;Jack's up�察─ �a fig for his heels�察─�and called Preference
;Pref。; she believed he was a very worthy man and a very clever surgeon。
Indeed�察 �we were rather proud of our doctor at Cranford�察 �as a doctor。
We often wished�察 �when we heard of Queen Adelaide or the Duke of
Wellington being ill�察 �that they would send for Mr Hoggins�察 �but�察 �on
consideration�察�we were rather glad they did not�察�for�察�if we were ailing�察�
what should we do if Mr Hoggins had been appointed physician´in´
ordinary to the Royal Family�拭 �As a surgeon we were proud of him�察�but
as a man ´ or rather�察�I should say�察�as a gentleman ´ we could only shake
our heads over his name and himself�察�and wished that he had read Lord
Chesterfield's Letters in the days when his manners were susceptible of
improvement。 Nevertheless�察�we all regarded his dictum in the signor's
case as infallible�察�and when he said that with care and attention he might
rally�察�we had no more fear for him。
But�察 �although we had no more fear�察 �everybody did as much as if
there was great cause for anxiety ´ as indeed there was until Mr Hoggins
took charge of him。 Miss Pole looked out clean and comfortable�察 �if
homely�察�lodgings�察�Miss Matty sent the sedan´chair for him�察�and Martha
and I aired it well before it left Cranford by holding a warming´pan full
of red´hot coals in it�察�and then shutting it up close�察�smoke and all�察�until
the time when he should get into it at the ;Rising Sun。; Lady Glenmire
undertook the medical department under Mr Hoggins's directions�察 �and
rummaged up all Mrs Jamieson's medicine glasses�察�and spoons�察�and bed´
tables�察�in a free´and´easy way�察�that made Miss Matty feel a little anxious
as to what that lady and Mr Mulliner might say�察 �if they knew。 Mrs
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Forrester made some of the bread´jelly�察�for which she was so famous�察�to
have ready as a refreshment in the lodgings when he should arrive。 A
present of this bread´jelly was the highest mark of favour dear Mrs
Forrester could confer。 Miss Pole had once asked her for the receipt�察�
but she had met with a very decided rebuff�察�that lady told her that she
could not part with it to any one during her life�察�and that after her death
it was bequeathed�察�as her executors would find�察�to Miss Matty。 What
Miss Matty�察�or�察�as Mrs Forrester called her ��remembering the clause in
her will and the dignity of the occasion���察�Miss Matilda Jenkyns ´ might
choose to do with the receipt when it came into her possession ´ whether
to make it public�察�or to hand it down as an heirloom ´ she did not know�察�
nor would she dictate。 And a mould of this admirable�察 �digestible�察�
unique bread´jelly was sent by Mrs Forrester to our poor sick conjuror。
Who says that the aristocracy are proud�拭 �Here was a lady by birth a
Tyrrell�察�and descended from the great Sir Walter that shot King Rufus�察�
and in whose veins ran the blood of him who murdered the little princes
in the Tower�察 �going every day to see what dainty dishes she could
prepare for Samuel Brown�察 �a mountebank� �But�察 �indeed�察 �it was
wonderful to see what kind feelings were called out by this poor man's
coming amongst us。 And also wonderful to see how the great Cranford
panic�察 �which had been occasioned by his first coming in his Turkish
dress�察�melted away into thin air on his second coming ´ pale and feeble�察�
and with his heavy�察�filmy eyes�察�that only brightened a very little when
they fell upon the countenance of his faithful wife�察 �or their pale and
sorrowful little girl。
Somehow we all forgot to be afraid。 I daresay it was that finding
out that he�察 �who had first excited our love of the marvellous by his
unprecedented arts�察 �had not sufficient every´day gifts to manage a
shying horse�察 �made us feel as if we were ourselves again。 Miss Pole
came with her little basket at all hours of the evening�察 �as if her lonely
house and the unfrequented road to it had never been infested by that
;murderous gang;�察�Mrs Forrester said she thought that neither Jenny nor
she need mind the headless lady who wept and wailed in Darkness Lane�察�
for surely the power was never given to such beings to harm those who