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"I'll save you ed her tack "And leave me shut up in town," she

resumed "I should think you'd think twice, Lena, before you went off

gallivantin' and left your poor old mother here alone Nobody seems to

think I need any pleasure"

"I'll write and ask Mrs Lenox if she won't take you instead of me"

"Take me! I should think not! I wouldn't be hired to leavea lot of rich people who looked

down on ot too much self-respect to ju But there! You never think

twice about things"

"Suppose I did refuse You'd fly out atthe e of tears

Mrs Quincy was temporarily silenced by the truth of this reply, and

Lena pursued her advantage

"Coet out of it?"

"Oh, I suppose you'll have to go, or I won't have no peace to ly responded

"Yes, you shall If you say so, I'll give it up now and never say

another word about it"