and  sounds strange to me."

    "Your real name you  give?"

    "No: I fear discovery above all tever disclosure o it, I avoid."

    "You are quite rig  peace a while."

    But h as much acumen as ever.

    "You  like to be long dependent on our ality -- you ers' compassion, and, above all, Y (I am quite sensible of tinction dra it -- it is just): you desire to be independent of us?"

    "I do: I o  is all I no me go, if it be but to t cottage; but till to stay itution."

    "Indeed you Say ting e ed Mary, in tone of undemonstrative sincerity o her.

    "My sisters, you see, . Jory ion to put you in to do so; but observe, my sp t of a poor country paris be of t sort. And if you are inclined to despise t succour than such as I can offer."

    "S so do anyt s. Joo put up y people as you."

    "I , a nurse-girl, if I can be no better," I answered.

    "Rig. Joe coolly. "If suc, I promise to aid you, in my oime and way."

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