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Title: Dr. Lavendar's people
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell, 1857-1945
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Publisher: New York, London, Harper and Brothers
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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f, but one must be kind to them. So she madeMrs. Smily sit down in the most comfortablechair, and pushed a footstool at her. Then shetold Mr. Spangler, good - naturedly, that shesupposed he found Old Chester very old-fash-ioned. Dont you be trying any candles onus, she threatened him, in a jocular bass. Asfor David, she paid no attention to him exceptto remark that she supposed time didnt countwith him. But her bushy eyebrows twitched ina kindly smile when she said it. Then she be-gan to talk about Dr. Lavendars health. Itis a great trial to have him away, she said. Dear me! I dont know what we will do whenthe liOrd takes him. I wish he might live for-ever. Clergymen are a poor lot nowadays. Why, I heard, said Mrs. Smily, that hedidnt give entire satisfaction. What! cried Mrs. Barkley. Who hasbeen talking nonsense to you? Some of the newpeople, Ill be bound. Mrs. Smily, very much frightened, mur-mured that no doubt she was mistaken. Wildhorses would not have drawn from her that she 20
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Davids head swam REVEREND MR. SPANGLER had heard Annie Shields that was, say that Dr.Lavendar had dehberately advised some one sheknew to be bad; and that he had refused to helpa very worthy man to study for the ministry;and that the Ferrises said he ought to be triedfor heresy (or something) because he marriedOscar King to their runaway niece; and thathe would not give a child back to its repentant(and perfectly respectable) mother— And amothers claim is the holiest thing on earth,Mrs. Smily said—and that he had encouragedMiss Lydia Sampson in positively wicked ex-travagance. After hearing these things, Mrs.Smily had her opinion of Dr. Lavendar; butthat was no reason whv she should let Mrs. Bark-ley snap her head off. So she only murmuredthat no doubt she had made a mistake. I think you have, said Mrs. Barkley, dry-ly ; and rose and marshalled her company in tosupper. Shes a perfect fool, she told her-self, but I hope the Lord will give me graceto hold my tongue. Perhaps the Lord

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