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Other Things Being Equal by Emma Wolf
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her.

"Will you not be seated?" asked Levice, looking up at Kemp as the latter
stood drawing off his gloves.

"Is your wife coming down here?"

"No; she is in her room yet."

"Then let us go up immediately. I am not at leisure."

"I know. Still I wish to ask you to treat whatever ailments you may find
as lightly as possible in her presence; she has never known anxiety or
worry of any kind. It will be necessary to tell only me, and every
precaution will be taken."

Here was a second one of this family of three wishing to take the brunt of
the trouble on his shoulders, and the third had been bearing it secretly
for some time. Probably a very united family, loving and unselfish
doubtless, but the doctor had to stifle an amused smile in the face of the
old gentleman's dignified appeal.

"Still she is not a child, I suppose; she knows of the nature of my visit?"
He moved toward the door.

"Ruth--my daughter, you know--was about to tell her as I left the room."

"Then we will go up directly."

Levice preceded him up the broad staircase. As they reached the landing,
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