Chapter 11: July

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌⁠Madame M— is very ill. I pray for her recovery, because Charlotte shares my sufferings. I see her occasionally at my friend's house, and to-day she has told me the strangest circumstance. Old M— is a covetous, miserly fellow, who has long worried and annoyed the poor lady sadly; but she has borne her afflictions patiently. A few days ago, when the physician informed us that her recovery was hopele