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pened, I always found that I was lying 

 upon my right side, and when I placed 

 myself upon my back, the pains ceased. 

 This was the only situation I could as- 

 sume, for, ever since I had been affected 

 with palpitations and breathlessness, I 

 found it impossible to lie upon my left 

 side. 



About the 10th or 12th of June, I was 

 seized at night with an attack of the 

 pains in my right side. As they did not 

 return, however, I went on the 14th on a 

 visit to Mr. Reid's, at Ewell. At dinner 

 on that day, I was as cheerful as usual, 

 and staid up as late as any of the family. 

 On the following day, I felt no disposition 

 to walk, but at dinner time it was re^ 

 marked, that I took more than ordinary 

 pains to entertain Mr. Reid and his com- 

 pany, which was a large one. Early in 

 the evening, however, 1 became languid 

 and drowsy, went to bed several hours 



