didn\'t;_Ileftitblank!_\"\"Justso—youhavetolda_silent_lie;youhaveleftittobeinferredthatyouhadnofaulttofindinthatmatter。\"Shesaid,\"Oh,wasthatalie?And_how_couldImentionheronesinglefault,andsheissogood?—Itwouldhavebeencruel。\"Isaid,\"Oneoughtalwaystolie,whenonecandogoodbyit;yourimpulsewasright,butyourjudgmentwascrude;
thiscomesofunintelligentpractice。Nowobservetheresultsofthisinexpertdeflectionofyours。YouknowMr。Jones\'sWillieislyingverylowwithscarlet—fever;well,yourrecommendationwassoenthusiasticthatthatgirlistherenursinghim,andtheworn—outfamilyhaveallbeentrustinglysoundasleepforthelastfourteenhours,leavingtheirdarlingwithfullconfidenceinthosefatalhands,becauseyou,likeyoungGeorgeWashington,haveareputa—
However,ifyouarenotgoingtohaveanythingtodo,Iwillcomearoundto—morrowandwe\'llattendthefuneraltogether,for,ofcourse,you\'llnaturallyfeelapeculiarinterestinWillie\'scase—aspersonalaone,infact,astheundertaker。\"
Butthatwasnotalllost。BeforeIwashalf—waythroughshewasinacarriageandmakingthirtymilesanhourtowardtheJonesmansiontosavewhatwasleftofWillieandtellallsheknewaboutthedeadlynurse。Allofwhichwasunnecessary,asWilliewasn\'tsick;Ihadbeenlyingmyself。Butthatsameday,allthesame,shesentalinetothehospitalwhichfilleduptheneglectedblank,andstatedthe_facts,_too,inthesquarestpossiblemanner。
Now,yousee,thislady\'sfaultwas_not_inlying,butinlyinginjudiciously。Sheshouldhavetoldthetruth,_there,_andmadeituptothenursewithafraudulentcomplimentfurtheralonginthepaper。Shecouldhavesaid,\"Inonerespectthissick—nurseisperfection—whensheisonthewatch,sheneversnores。\"Almostanylittlepleasantliewouldhavetakenthestingoutofthattroublesomebutnecessaryexpressionofthetruth。