It was once a farm house, and even now it's the farm where I get me eggs and milk and butter an' the fruit and vegetables for this hotel.

_He_ gave it to me--you know whom I mean by '_He_'?
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don't do to talk too loud in a place like this....

They say he's pretty bad just now, not likely to live much longer.

I was his mistress once, years ago--at least I was more a confidante than anything else.