The baby was the only one
seriously sick, and she made a rapid recovery, as indeed did all the
others who were attacked. There were not more than a dozen cases from
first to last and not one suffered much more than inconvenience, and not
one had a pit or spot such as the smallpox leaves to mark its victims.
After the first shock of surprise and alarm, the affliction was endured
without a murmur. It was a hard trial and we all knew it, but it was
borne with courage and equanimity as all trials and hardships were borne
by this high-souled company, imbued with the true spirit of Brook Farm.
There were seldom more than two or three on the sick list at a
time--these, by the way, usually taking care of themselves or of each
other--and the rest of us went about the daily affairs of life very much
as though all was well with us. There was no more seclusion, and work
and study were presently resumed in regular order.
We were, however, shut off from communication with the outer world.
Gerrish left the mail and other things at the bridge, but he took
nothing away, as we were not allowed to send anything off the place.
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