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Erema

CHAPTER XXXVII
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They shows all their ear-rings, and their necks, and smiles.

But he never would have shown his nose, if he could help it, that stormy night when I come to do my duty.

He come into this house without so much as a 'by your leave' to nobody, and vexed me terrible accordingly.

It was in the old lord's time, you know, miss, a one of the true sort, as would have things respectful, and knock down any man as soon as look.
And it put me quite upon the touch-and-go, being responsible for all the footman's works, and a young boy promoted in the face of my opinion, having my own son worth a dozen of him.

This made me look at the nature of things, miss, and find it on my conscience to be after every body." "Yes, Stixon, yes! Now do go on.


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