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performance Macbeth is one of my favorites," he added "Perhaps someday, Mrs Endfield and I will attend a perfor Lady Macbeth," he said with a wide s warm and friendly, he reached for his paper, snapped it sharply, and started reading again

I glanced at my Great-aunt Leonora whose face was frozen in a far-off look as she gazed right throughthey moved in and out of their oorlds, oblivious to each other and anyone else around them

When I went into the kitchen, I knew from the way Mrs Chester looked atroom

"I guess yer doin' pretty nicely 'ere for a Yank," she co back to me "No lazy streak in ya, that's for sure Ya do yer chores as yer told and don't whine and moan about it"

"Thanks, I guess," I said "Although Yanks aren't lazy You can't be the greatest country in the world and be lazy"

"Oh, listen to that now, Mary Margaret All that pride and she ain't got a bloody bean"

"You don't have to be rich to have some selfpride," I remarked

"Ya listening, Mary Margaret?" Mrs Chester chimed She turned back to me "I been tellin"er not ta be mopin' about with a face down ta 'er feet or she'll never catch a bloke worth a bob, but she don't listen ta me Maybe she'll take a lesson from the likes of you," Mrs Chester said

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"Mary Margaret is a very pretty young woent too I'm sure she doesn't need advice from me"

Mary Margaret looked at me as if I had just escaped from a nuthouse and went out quickly to clear the breakfast table

"Never ood looks," Mrs Chester insisted "Ya oughta let 'er knock about with ya All she does is go from 'ere ta hoirl, but wager when that one gets toffed up, she'd catch an eye or two," Mrs Chester predicted "She's got a sweet face It almost breaks

"I just feel sorry fer 'er, is all," she finally said, turning back to her work "If I could, I'd find 'er a good bloke, ht"

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