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A Life’s Morning

CHAPTER V
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Emily, so timid usually she could not raise her eyes before a stranger, stopped, quivering all over, _commanded_ them to cease their brutality, divine compassion become a heroism.

The boys somehow did her bidding, and walked on together.

Emily stayed behind, opened her bag, threw something for the dog to eat.

It was half her dinner.
Her mind braced itself.

She had a passionate love of learning; all books were food to her.


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