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"On Monday ! And the wash not out! You simpleton!" cried

Mrs Bates

Nancy Ellen hurried upstairs and caone, and half of ! Where did she get the

money?" cried Mrs Bates

"I don't know!" said Nancy Ellen "She askedas you and Father decided she was

not to go, I couldn't possibly lend her the money"

"Did you look if she had taken it?"

Nancy Ellen straightened "Mother! I didn't need do that!"

"You said she took your clothes," said Mrs Bates

"I had hers this ti back clothes"

"Not here, she won't! Father will see that she never darkens

these doors again This is the first time in his life that a

child of his has disobeyed hiatha; and he strutted like a

fighting cock about that"

"Well, he won't 'strut' about this, and you won't either, even if

you are showing signs of standing up for her Go at that wash,

while I get dinner"

Dinner was on the table when Ada his hat on its hook

and saw the note for hione to Nor to trust me to pay it back as soon as I earned it

Not Nancy Ellen, of course She would not even loan h you remember I stayed at home six weeks last

summer to let her take what she wanted of et Sally Whistler to help you as cheaply as any one and

that she will do very well Nancy Ellen: I have taken your