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Chapter the sixth

At this melancholy recital the fair eyesof Lady Williams, were suffused in tears &alice1 could not help exclaiming,

"Oh! cruel Charles to wound the hearts & " "legs of all the fair."

Lady Williams now interposed &observed that the young Lady's leg ouht ght2 tobe set without farther delay. after3 examiningthe fracture therefore, she immediately began &performed the operation with great skillwhich was the more wonderfull on accountof her having never performed such a one be::fore. Lucy, then arose from the ground &finding that she could walk with the great:est ease, accompanied them to Lady Williams’sHouse at her Ladyship's particular request.

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'ht' written in error after 'ou'; subsequently erased and replaced by 'ght'. Back to context...
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