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"Of course I will," said Kate, a tide of effulgent joy surging up

in her heart until it almost choked her "Of course I will,

Mother, buthad a child about, I s'pect likely they may," said

Mrs Bates, dryly "Why, you little fool! I think likely it's

the children I aer without YOU Will you get ready and come with me to-

day?"

"Yes," said Kate, "if I can make it There's very little here I

care for; I can have the second-hand ood price for the lot to-day, if I say

so Dr Jao and do the very best

I can, and when you don't want er

and we can look out for ourselves Yes, I'll get ready at once if

you want ler, are you, Katie?" said Mrs Bates "Why

don't you ask what rooms you're to have, and what I'll pay you,

and how e of the

farhed: "Mother," she said, "I have been going to school

here, with the Master of Life for a teacher; and I've learned so

s that really count, that I kno NONE of the things