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according to her showing, reversed by Mrs Aylett's stolen visit to

the chaarreeable task by sohty

consideration of duty, self-interest, or fear

"'Then,' thinks I"--Phillis stated the various steps of her

reasoning--"'you wouldn't take the trouble to pull over theood out on 'em, or was

afeard of somethin' or 'nother fallin' into soht be,'twasn't ittin' up a

row and a to-do before the crowner and all theentlemen 'Least

said soonest mended,' says I to ot, and what I'd seen But when I come to

think it all over arterward, I was skeered for true at what I'd

done, and for fear Mars' Winston wouldn't like it What reason could

I give hiive it up to him? Ef

I tole all the truth, SHE'D be mad as a March hare, and like as not

face me down that all I had said was a dreaht and couldn't see straight I'd hearn her tell too

ue and a sweet sit for my care of the repertation of my

fam'ly would be her ill-will, and to be 'cused by other people of

stealin', and for the rest of my days she'd do all she could to

spite me For I'ht she knew, somethin' 'bout that poor, despisable wretch

that died up in the garret What else brought him a-spyin' 'round

here, and as there to ht of

hih the winder? and what COULD a sent

her upstars when everybody else was asleep, fur to haul his close

about, and poke theers of hern into his pockets,

and pull his WHISKERY face over to the light so's to see it better?

Depend 'pon it, there's a bad story at the bottom of this soentle about Anyhoant you to

take keer of this 'ere pocketbook Ef I was to die all of a suddent,

and 'twas found 'ht be hatched out

on it It's safer in your hands nor it is in ht your lamp, and you can 'xamine it, and pitch it into the fire,

ef you like, when you're through"