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the changing expressions of his own visage plainly 

 showed that he was not passive to the actions of 

 the patient. 



While I was present with the sick one, Aaron 

 appeared to feel a certain sense of relief from the 

 care of him, and frequently went climbing about as 

 if to rest and recreate himself by a change of routine. 

 While I would take Moses for a walk, or sit with 

 him on my lap, his little nurse was perfectly content ; 

 but the instant they were left alone, Aaron would 

 again fold him in his arms as if he felt it a duty to 

 do so. 



It was only natural that Moses, in such a state of 

 health, should be cross and peevish at times, as 

 people in a like condition are ; but during the time I 

 never once saw Aaron resent anything he did, or 

 display the least ill-temper towards him, but, on the 

 contrary, his conduct was so patient and forbearing 

 that it was hard to forego the belief that it was 

 prompted by the same motives of kindness and 

 sympathy that move the human heart to deeds of 

 tenderness and mercy. 



At night, when they were put to rest, they lay 

 cuddled up in each other's arms, and in the morning 

 they were always found in the same close embrace ; 

 but on the morning Moses died, the conduct of 

 Aaron was unlike anything I had observed before. 

 When I approached their snug little house and drew 

 aside the curtain, I found him sitting in one corner 

 of the cage. His face wore a look of concern as if 

 he was aware that something awful had occurred. 



