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Poor and Proud

CHAPTER XI
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You can engage her for one or two hours, and pay her for her labor.

This is the only way you can get along with this business." "I will do that.

It won't take more than an hour." Mrs.Colvin was accordingly engaged, though at first she positively refused to be paid for her services; but when Katy told her she should want her for one or two hours every day, she consented to the arrangement.

Early in the evening the candy was all made, and Katy's day's work was finished.

Notwithstanding her repeated declaration that she was not tired, the bed "felt good" to her, and she slept all the more soundly for the hard work and the good deeds she had done..


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