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They felt that Providence in sending sickness upon them had imposed not a penance but a privilege . Richard had known of their pride and had been touched by it , and with the glow of their gratitude still upon him , he had trudged down the snowy road and had met Anne Warfield ! `` You 'd better let me come and look over your pupils , '' he had said to her as they parted ; `` we do n't want an epidemic ! '' He was to come at the noon recess . Anne , anticipating his visit , was quite thrillingly emphatic in her history lesson . Not that history had anything to do with measles , but she felt fired by his example to do her best . She loved to teach history , and she had a lesson not only for her children , but for herself .