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The Paying Guest

CHAPTER I
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Do you know, I think she _may_ be the right kind of girl.

I was thinking of someone awfully grand, and it's rather a relief.

After all, you see, you--you are in business--' 'To be sure.

And this girl seems to belong to a business family.

I only wish she wrote in a more ladylike way.' Emmeline set her house in order, filled the drawing-room with flowers, made the spare bedroom as inviting as possible, and, after luncheon, spent a good deal of time in adorning her person.


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