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Ori seee the poor woman a little bite of lunch"

"Mother, she worked six hours What are you paying her?"

Ori, uneasy on this point, began to pluck at the covers "You know her son has been sick, and she says she doesn’t see how she can keep cleaning for six dollars an hour I told her we could go to seven"

"You gave her a raise?"

"Well, I couldn’t very well tell her no"

"Why not? That’s ridiculous She’s slow as molasses and she does shitty work"

"Well, pardon ’s wrong! I’ve got probleh The rooain-"

Ori cut in "That’s no reason to snap at irl She looked like soner with that black hair braided down the back"

"Why do you do this? The minute I walk in the door, you’re all over ive me time to catch my breath! But oh no… whatever you want is thein the world"

Ori shot me a look This was the kind of treat to help," she said, her voice quavering

"Oh stop that!" Ann said She left the room in exasperation Adrawers and cabinet doors Ori wiped at her eyes,certain I noticed how upset she was