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one visit a day and, in pitying accents, say each time, 
“ Poor missee, me so sorry, missee die to-day,” which 
was not reassuring. In my delirium the second night, 
I got up and went down to the river, but I cheated death 
again ; she was just in time to see me and bring me 
back and prevent me (as I said) from “ swimming 
home.” 
How it would have ended I do not know, had not 
Mr. and Mrs. N. come home, when the usual remedies 
were used and all that was possible was done for me, 
but I felt limp and weak for many a long day after- 
wards. 
