I have had the plague twice myself." "Then, indeed, you _can_ speak," replied Rainbird.

"Thank God, I have hitherto escaped it! Ah! these are terrible times--terrible times! The worst that ever London knew.

Although I have been hitherto miraculously preserved myself, I am firmly persuaded no one will escape." "I am almost inclined to agree with you," replied Leonard.
"For the last week the distemper has raged fearfully--fearfully, indeed," said Rainbird; "but yesterday and to-day have far exceeded all that have gone before.

The distempered have died quicker than cattle of the murrain.

I visited upwards of a hundred houses in the Borough this morning, and only found ten persons alive; and out of those ten, not one, I will venture to say, is alive now.