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Julia was lonely and idle for the first time in her busy, dull life, and her heart had just discovered its love-hunger, and was crying out in desolation She wanted so to love and be loved by She missed even the peevish, childish invalid whose last five years had been little else than a living death, with a hter who cared for her night and day She missed the heart and soul out of life, the bit of color that would glorify all living and s, as there that she could do to eke out her pitiful little living? For live she must, since she was here in this bleak world and it seemed to be expected of her Keep boarders? Yes, if there were any to keep; but in this town there were feho boarded There was nothing to draw strangers, and the old inhabitants mostly owned their own houses

She could sew, but there were alreadywomen in the community than could be supported by the work there was to be done, forThere were two things which she knew she could do well, which everybody knew she could do, and for which she knew Ellen was anxious to have her services She was the best nurse in town and a fine cook But again the wo, and there was co where a trained nurse would not be hired In short, the few things she could do were not in dehborhood

Nevertheless, she knew in her heart that she intended trying to live by her own , or to care for some children while their mothers went out to dinner or to the city, to the theatre or shopping There would be but little of that, but perhaps by and by she could e to make it the fashion

As she looked into the future, she saw herself trudging gloo for the Broins all day while their s out of the big round basket that Mrs Broays kept by her sewing-chair; coht to a cheerless house and a solitary ht to go to Grand Mrs S Menial, monotonous tasks ot sohting for existence