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  What does Mrs Jordan describe as 'a fatal mistake'? What is the irony in the comment she makes on Mrs Slater defense?

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                  Mrs Jordan describes it as a fatal mistake for not calling another doctor when Dr Pringlewas out. The irony in the comment to Mrs Slater's reply is that she mentions that there are many cases of persons remaining alive even after they were thought to be dead, and later on in the drama, grandfather actually becomes 'restored to life'.