Epilogue: The wife of Qian Lou once said, "Neither fret in poverty and lowliness, nor strive desperately for wealth and rank.
"Don't fret, dear child.
"Don't you fret a mite," he answered, with a crafty little notion at the back of his mind; "I'll see the lady passenger through somehow.
Still mystified beyond expression, but as thoroughly, as suddenly, relieved from all sense of the spectral and unearthly; scorning also to wear out my brain with the fret of a trivial though insoluble riddle, I just bundled together stole, veil, and bandages, thrust them beneath my pillow, lay down, listened till I heard the wheels of Madame's home-returning fiacre, then turned, and worn out by many nights' vigils, conquered, too, perhaps, by the now reacting narcotic, I deeply slept.
" "Then Polly must be cheerful: not cry at parting; not fret afterwards.
"Do not you fret, Mrs.
" "I fret about nothing on earth except papa's illness," answered my companion.
Don't take on, and fret about it too much: it can't be helped.
It was a disadvantage to the lad; for the kinder among us did not wish to fret the master, so we humoured his partiality; and that humouring was rich nourishment to the child's pride and black tempers.
But there is to be no studying at night, no shutting up all the best hours of the day, no hurry and fret of getting on fast, or skimming over the surface of many studies without learning any thoroughly.
"Never mind, they have been shut up in a darker place than I for months, and had no fun at all; I won't fret, but think about July and the seashore while I work.
I guess we shall get along somehow, if we don't fret.
"I fret dreadfully, I get so tired of being still.
"I do believe the child will fret herself into a fever, mem, and I'm clean distraught to know what to do for her.
" "Yes, it was his lordship," said Dawson; "and if you will be a nice little gentleman, and not fret about things, and will enjoy yourself, and be happy all the day, he will give you anything you ask for.
"You must take care of her, Tom—don't you fret, my wench—there'll come somebody as'll love you and take your part—and you must be good to her, my lad.
Don't fret.
"Don't fret, mother," he said tenderly.
She threw her arms round him at last, and said, with a half sob: "Oh, Tom—dear, dear Tom, don't fret too much; try and bear it well.
You mustn't fret.
