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The Country of the Pointed Firs
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Sarah Orne Jewett
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“She'll
be
there
in
her
kitchen;
she'll
hear
you
the
minute
you
call;
'twont
give
you
no
delay,”
said
Mrs.
Todd
to
the
doctor.
“Yes,
Mis'
Dennett's
right
there,
with
the
windows
all
open.
It
isn't
as
if
my
fore
door
opened
right
on
the
road,
anyway.”
At
which
proof
of
composure
Mrs.
Blackett
smiled
wisely
at
me.
The
doctor
seemed
delighted
to
see
our
guest;
they
were
evidently
the
warmest
friends,
and
I
saw
a
look
of
affectionate
confidence
in
their
eyes.
The
good
man
left
his
carriage
to
speak
to
us,
but
as
he
took
Mrs.
Blackett's
hand
he
held
it
a
moment,
and,
as
if
merely
from
force
of
habit,
felt
her
pulse
as
they
talked;
then
to
my
delight
he
gave
the
firm
old
wrist
a
commending
pat.
“You're
wearing
well;
good
for
another
ten
years
at
this
rate,”
he
assured
her
cheerfully,
and
she
smiled
back.
“I
like
to
keep
a
strict
account
of
my
old
stand-bys,”
and
he
turned
to
me.
“Don't
you
let
Mrs.
Todd
overdo
to-day,--old
folks
like
her
are
apt
to
be
thoughtless;”
and
then
we
all
laughed,
and,
parting,
went
our
ways
gayly.
“I
suppose
he
puts
up
with
your
rivalry
the
same
as
ever?”
asked
Mrs.
Blackett.
“You
and
he
are
as
friendly
as
ever,
I
see,
Almiry,”
and
Almira
sagely
nodded.
“He's
got
too
many
long
routes
now
to
stop
to
'tend
to
all
his
door
patients,”
she
said,
“especially
them
that
takes
pleasure
in
talkin'
themselves
over.
The
doctor
and
me
have
got
to
be
kind
of
partners;
he's
gone
a
good
deal,
far
an'
wide.
Looked
tired,
didn't
he?
I
shall
have
to
advise
with
him
an'
get
him
off
for
a
good
rest.
He'll
take
the
big
boat
from
Rockland
an'
go
off
up
to
Boston
an'
mouse
round
among
the
other
doctors,
one
in
two
or
three
years,
and
come
home
fresh
as
a
boy.
I
guess
they
think
consider'ble
of
him
up
there.”
Mrs.
Todd
shook
the
reins
and
reached
determinedly
for
the
whip,
as
if
she
were
compelling
public
opinion.
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