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than ever she had done before how far the old life had slipped behind her

She had becoers; and when she

caes, and remembered the narrow orbit of life

within them, she shrank even froe the sh the

white wide chimney She did not know of Janet Caird's removal, and

supposed she would have to parry all her old impertinences and

co over the

fire toasting a cake, turned her head; then she lifted herself and dropped

a courtesy

"I aie Proie! I'd never hae kent you, lassie! Colad I had the fire kindled, and the kettle boiling--you

can hae your breakfast as soon as you like it"

"I'll hae it the noo, Mysie" She fell at once into her old speech, and as

she reain, "Is Aunt Janet sick?"

"I dinna ken, nor I dinna care ane awa' frae

Pittenloch, and Pittenloch had a gude riddance o' her"