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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 



                                          

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