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The Woodlanders

CHAPTER VI
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'A woman's is usually four ounces less than a man's; but yours is man's size.' Well, then--hee, hee!--after he'd flattered me a bit like that, he said he'd give me ten pounds to have me as a natomy after my death.

Well, knowing I'd no chick nor chiel left, and nobody with any interest in me, I thought, faith, if I can be of any use to my fellow-creatures after I'm gone they are welcome to my services; so I said I'd think it over, and would most likely agree and take the ten pounds.

Now this is a secret, miss, between us two.

The money would be very useful to me; and I see no harm in it." "Of course there's no harm.

But oh, Grammer, how can you think to do it?
I wish you hadn't told me." "I wish I hadn't--if you don't like to know it, miss.


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