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that he would be maimed if he survived.
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So, unwilling to put his fair complexion,
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and his even fairer hair, at risk,
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Lord Castlewood took to his heels,
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and he deserted his household for the duration.
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But he wasn't part of a mass exodus.
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Although Thackery does have Henry Esmond,
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the hero of the story, tell us himself that smallpox was,
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in his words,
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"The most dreadful scourge of the world."
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We also know that as a result of her ordeal,
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Lady Castlewood lost her beauty,