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I do n't care . Unless you can tell me I shall die first , neither you nor your Dr. Nicholls shall come prophesying and croaking about this house . '' Mr. Gibson went away , heavy at heart from the thought of Mrs. Hamley 's approaching death , but thinking little enough of the Squire 's speeches . He had almost forgotten them , in fact , when about nine o'clock that evening , a groom rode in from Hamley Hall in hot haste , with a note from the Squire . DEAR GIBSON , -- For God 's sake forgive me if I was rude to-day . She is much worse . Come and spend the night here .