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All day she worked, and only once did Herht of her That

hen he took a ladder, and outside the house nailed all the

upper s shut He did it with Ger his nails carefully After that he went to the

corner grocery, but before he went he spoke the first words of the day

"You will go to your room"

She went, and he locked her in She knew then that she was a prisoner

When he was at thethe day, she was

to be locked up in her stuffy, airless room When he was about she would

do the housework, always under his silent, conteaze

She made one appeal to him, and only one, and that was to his cupidity

"I've been sick, but I'm able to work now, father"

He paid no attention to her

"If you lock me up and don't letoff your nose to spite your face I oing to speak then, but he did not She put his food