Love Lightning Old Virgin
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He splashed the smells of the lavion into the pillow, soaking a handkerchief with it, which he gently felt as if all over Miss Dior's hot forehead, reassuring himself to be healthy before the cat had time to lick his ears, and went in a hurry, first to tell the lackey to walk quickly down the hill with an urgent message to dr. Andre, then told Grand Madam Dior, who had not left her room, Miss Caroline lay sick, and she had called the doctor. “I have no doubt the disease is no worse than influenza, Madam, but she has a great fever,” she said bluntly.

Big Lady Dior jumped up abruptly as she said, “I'll be here soon!”

“No, it won't do you, Mistress!” elle said, blocking his way to the door. “There's nothing you can do for her, and you have to think about the baby. Miss Caroline has told me not to let you, or Miss Cherry, approach her. He is very upset, for fear that you will insist on seeing him and consequently become ill. If you don't want her to be worried, which I'm sure you don't want so, you'll do as she asks you.”

“Aduh, unfortunately I do have to,” said Big Lady Dior, very sad. “Why, oh, why didn't I send the kids home with the nurses once Miss Harrow got sick? Why didn't I persuade Miss Caroline to go to bed yesterday, and call dr. Andre is soon? I could see she was unwell, but I never imagined she would be sick from anything because she was so rarely sick! But I should have expected it! Stupid me this!”

“Well, ma'am, I don't see that it would be any use if the doctor had come to check on her yesterday, because if she did have influenza, it would have been worth it, there is nothing a doctor or anyone can do to stop it. And, about not expecting him to be sick, I don't see you blaming yourself for not expecting it, and if you forgive me for saying this, I don't think so, Madam no one else knows her as well as I do. I know he's not in a fit fresh condition, but I think he's just not feeling well for having to look after Miss Harrow, other than taking care of” he stopped suddenly, and ended his sentence, she said, with very unfriendly tone, “other things!”

They look at each other. A moment later, Big Lady Dior simply said, “I know.” She then turned to take her ring from the dressing table, and said, as she put the rings on her fingers, “Say my greetings to her, Elle, and tell me she doesn't have to worry about the house, or about Miss Cherry, because she knows she can trust me to make sure things are going the way they should. And, tell him I won't try to see him until dr. Andre said it was safe for me to visit.”

“Thank you, Madam I will definitely pass it on. It would be good for Miss Caroline if that anxiety was at least removed from her mind,” Elle said, with gratitude. He stayed, under the pretext of picking up a hairpin, and said, “I'll dare to say this, Madam because I've been Miss Caroline's personal servant ever since she came out of the nursery I can't help but believe Mr. Constantine will make some other plans for Miss Cherry. It's not that I don't like her, because I'm sure she's a sweet young woman, but I always felt Miss Caroline was carrying too much weight on her shoulders when she adopted her, as one might say. Especially now, when Miss Caroline is sick, and will remain sick, I guess, for a few weeks. I'm guessing you don't know when Mr Constantine intends to return to Rouen? Or has he been gone forever?”

“No,” replied Big Lady Dior. “I'm afraid I don't know, Elle.”

Nothing more was said between them, but many things were not spoken implied.

Doctor Andre, when he arrived less than an hour later, spent far longer with Miss Dior than he thought was necessary to spend with either Miss Harrow or Luke, and when she came down again, she told Big Lady Dior, even though Miss Dior was suffering from a disease no more serious than influenza, the attack she had suffered was a great one. She found her pulse irregular, fever severe, and although she was confident the medicine that had been prescribed for Miss Dior would immediately bring down her fever, she warned Big Lady Dior that it might even be, he regretted saying it was likely that Miss Dior would be a little delirious when it started at night. “I'm telling you this, Madam, because I don't want you to be anxious if her mind bounces a little. I'll make sure to you, there's no reason to be anxious. I hope he will fall asleep, but if he sleeps restlessly, you can give him a few drops of laudanum.

More precisely, I must say, the servant can do that because you will obey, I believe, a wise decision to avoid the risk of contracting. I must add, your fear, or Miss Constantine, of having the slightest risk of contracting influenza from it haunts her mind, which is very undesirable, for I'm sure you should know. In short, I consider it very important that he should be kept as calm as possible. The fewer people who enter his room when he has a fever, the better it will be for him.”

“No one will enter his room without your permission, Doctor,” said Big Lady Dior.

Grand Mistress Dior was surprised when, after she had told the doctor's message to Cherry, she saw a sad look on Cherry's face as she had been inclined to think for all her interesting customs and polite mannerisms, he wants mercy. She certainly did not expect tears to flow from Cherry's eyes when told she should not enter Miss Dior's room until all danger of contagion disappeared, and she was deeply moved when Cherry said in despair, “May I take care of her, Madam?”

“No, Honey, I'm afraid I can't. Elle will take care of him.”

“Oh, yes, but I can help him, right? I promise I will do exactly as she told me to, and even if she doesn't consider me mature enough to take care of people, I can at least sit down with Miss Dior while Elle rests, or go downstairs to eat her dinner. Can, “kan? I can't stand it if I'm not allowed to do anything because I really love her, and she does everything for me!”

Grand Madam Dior shifted to stretch out her hands around him, and gave him a brief hug. “I know how heavy this is for you, Son.” He said with a sympathetic tone.

“I feel so too, you know. I'd give anything to be able to take care of my sister, but I can't.”

“But you have a baby you have to look after, Madam, which makes the situation very different!” Cherry said with an urgent tone. “I don't have a baby, or anyone who would get worse if I got influenza!”

“Elle told me she was very worried about us, and had made Elle promise not to let the two of you approach her. I know you don't want to make her sad and I honestly think she feels so bad that she doesn't expect to see anyone but Elle. Wait until he's a little better. As soon as Doctor Andre tells us his illness is no longer contagious, I promise you won't be kept out of his room. About sitting next to her now, she's not sick enough to need someone to always be next to her, you know. Really, from what I know about him, I'm pretty sure he'll find it very annoying if never left alone.”

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Love Lightning Old VirginLX CHAPTER

Love Lightning Old Virgin
LX CHAPTER