Chapter Eight
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Like it, miss?
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O nonsense!
Is it? urn your like it, having a prick upon your palm!
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ill you be quiet? I say, c you! tears, for a gentleman! Dont you kno be you knohey never are?
But of course, h.
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Miss Lilly, oained s to brus back. ioned in advance, by Mr rey.
Mr rey is a London bookseller and publisher, and has been
many times to Briar. akes my . Beleman collector, a friend from my uncles youtakes my takes it to drao hen kisses my cheek. Dear child, he says.
I imes surprised by Mr airs. o stand and chem.
sey.
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e are served ; t t ts innards devilled and passed about table. Mr rey takes a dainty kid