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The March Family Trilogy

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And we shall keep him a week, and pay him six or seven dollars for the use of his grand old head, and then what will he do?
The last time he was regularly employed was when Mr.Mace was working at his Damascus Massacre.

Then he wanted so many Arab sheiks and Christian elders that he kept old Mr.Lindau steadily employed for six months.

Now he has to pick up odd jobs where he can." "I suppose he has his pension," said Mrs.Leighton.
"No; one of the girls"-- that was the way Alma always described her fellow-students--"says he has no pension.

He didn't apply for it for a long time, and then there was a hitch about it, and it was somethinged--vetoed, I believe she said." "Who vetoed it ?" asked Mrs.Leighton, with some curiosity about the process, which she held in reserve.
"I don't know-whoever vetoes things.

I wonder what Mr.Wetmore does think of us--his class.


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