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this moment the Creature had this affec­
tionate husband and wife well within his

cruel clutches.

But though the husband and wife were
silent the house was not. Overhead there

was a continuous patter of little feet that

made Fairbrass realize the fact that his
father was right when he said there were

‘ such a lot of them.1 Now Fairbrass liked
the patter, and he knew that his mother—

for he lay so close to her that her very
thoughts seemed to be part and parcel of

himself—liked it to ; but the Doctor had

ordered ‘ quiet/ and in order to ensure it
someone up above, with a loud voice was

checking the clatter of tripping feet by

insisting that silence should be kept.
* W hat an invaluable woman nurse is ! '

said the father. ( It may be that her wages
are higher than we ought to afford, but at a

time like this she is such a comfort. She
never fails to carry out a doctor’s instructions.

I told her that the children must be kept

quiet* ’