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considerably, the vomiting ceased, and as the first light of day crept
into the sky. The boy fell asleep. Agnes stood up and shook herself.
"The wean will be as right as rain in a day or two,” she said. "And hold
your tongue like a good woman,” she continued, when Sarah tried to thank
her. She smiled and shook her head as she looked at the woman and the
two men gathered round the cradle. "It’s a quare world," was her last
remark as she left the house.