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To reat annoyance he snatched off ht," he said, and then he put , and all back: for no one can put your cap on for

you as you do it yourself "You live over yonder at the white house

with the lady who is ill?"

I nodded

"Thelady?"

"I live with mamma," I said shortly

"Been very ill, hasn't she?"

"Yes, sir"

"Ah! bad thing illness, I suppose Never was ill, only when the wagon

went over eting to go, but he took hold of one of the ends ofit about between his finger and thumb

"What's the matter?"

"Dr Morrison told Mrs Beeton, our landlady, that it was decline, sir"

"And then Mrs Beeton told you?"

"No, sir, I heard the doctor tell her"

"And then you went and frightened the poor thing andher?"

"No, I did not, sir," I said warht make her worse"

"Humph! Hah! Poor dear lady!" he said more softly "Looked too ill to

come to church last Sunday, boy Flowers and fruit for her?"

I nodded

"She send you to buy 'em?"

I shook my head, for I was so hurt by his abrupt way, his sharp