Meanwhile , at present , you must not go near him , Peter . '' I was n't going to take orders from any man , and as soon as the doctor had gone I marched straight up to Alexander Abraham 's room with some dinner for him on a tray . There was a lemon cream I thought he could eat even if he had the smallpox . `` You should n't come near me , '' he growled . `` You are risking your life . '' `` I am not going to see a fellow creature starve to death , even if he is a man , '' I retorted . `` The worst of it all , '' groaned Alexander Abraham , between mouthfuls of lemon cream , `` is that the doctor says I 've got to have a nurse . I 've got so kind of used to you being in the house that I do n't mind you , but the thought of another woman coming here is too much . Did you give my poor dog anything to eat ? '' `` He has had a better dinner than many a Christian , '' I said severely . Alexander Abraham need not have worried about another woman coming in . The doctor came back that night with care on his brow . `` I do n't know what is to be done , '' he said . `` I ca n't get a soul to come here . '' '' I shall nurse Mr. Bennett , '' I said with dignity . `` It is my duty and I never shirk my duty . I am noted for that . He is a man , and he has smallpox , and he keeps a vile dog ; but I am not going to see him die for lack of care for all that . '' `` You 're a good soul , Peter , '' said the doctor , looking relieved , manlike , as soon as he found a woman to shoulder the responsibility . I nursed Alexander Abraham through the smallpox , and I did n't mind it much .
He was much more amiable sick XXXXX well , and he had the disease in a very mild form .
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