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The Last Leaf

sue and Johnsy, two young artist, shared a small flat. The flat was on the  third storey  of an old house.

 Johnsy fell very seriously ill in November. She had pneumonia. She world Lie in her bed without moving, just gazing out of the window. Sue, her friend, become very worried she sent for the doctor. Although he come every day there was nochange in johnsy, s condition.

 One day the doctor took Sue asied and asked her, Is anything  worrying johnsy? No, replied Sue.But why do you ask?

The doctor said johnsy, it seems, has made her mind that she is not going to gat well. If She doesn, t what to live, medicines will not help her.

Sue tried her best to make johnsy take an interest in things around her. She talked about clothes and fashions, but johnsy did not respond.